®Planning appeal decision
2 Witheygate Avenue, STAINES-UPON-THAMES, TW18 2RA
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 60, 124, 126, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Borough Council Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document, 2009
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL, 1982, P37]
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.