Garages rear of 9-17, Cromwell Court Kingston Hill, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, KT2 7PY

to demolish existing bank of 12 garages. Install a piled raft foundation and erect a bank of 12 new sectional concrete garages within exactly the same footprint as the existing garages

Authority: Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Ellis G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be appropriate with specific regards to the requirements of the Council's Sustainable Transport SPD in relation to the dimensions for garages

What decided it

The specific circumstances of the case, including the existing garages' age, the physical constraints of the site, the absence of highway safety issues, and the improvement to appearance through new materials, outweigh the non-compliance with the SPD's minimum garage dimensions.

Framework references: 110, 111

Plan policies cited: Policy DM9, Policy CS8, Policy DM10, London Plan Policy D3

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