Planning appeal decision
Reedsfield Court, Reedsfield Road, Ashford, TW15 2HS
Planning appeal 3303976 at Reedsfield Court, Reedsfield Road, Ashford, TW15 2HS (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2023 by Inspector Staddon P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed external staircase on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential properties.
the formation of new roof to create 2 no. flats, new external staircase, associated parking, amenity and cycle/waste storage
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Staddon P
- Postcode
- TW15 2HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed external staircase on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential properties
What decided it
The proposed external staircase would create unacceptable noise and disturbance and privacy effects that would erode the living conditions of existing residents through actual and perceived overlooking and loss of privacy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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