®Planning appeal decision
2 Witheygate Avenue, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW18 2RA
Planning appeal 3312109 at 2 Witheygate Avenue, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW18 2RA (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2023 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
conversion of existing office and store 66m2 Class B1-B8 to a 2-bedroom residential dwelling 71m2
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- TW18 2RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupants of the property, with particular regard to internal and external space
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 2 Homestead Road (No 2), with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the proposed development, comprising harmful effects on character and appearance, inadequate living conditions for future occupants, and loss of privacy for neighbouring occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by significant environmental impacts comprising harm to character and appearance, inadequate living conditions for future and neighbouring occupants, resulting in the presumption in favour of sustainable development not applying.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Borough Council Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document, 2009
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 130
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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