®Planning appeal decision
Debenhams Plc, 37-45 High Street, STAINES-UPON-THAMES, TW18 4QU
the demolition of the former Debenhams store and redevelopment of site to provide 226 dwellings (Use Class C3) and commercial units (use Class E) together with car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping, amenity space and other associated infrastructure and works
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the setting of Staines Conservation Area and whether the development would preserve the setting of listed buildings in the vicinity of the appeal site
- The effect of the development on non-designated heritage assets
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets (the setting of Staines Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings) was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, disengaging the tilted balance and leading to overall conflict with the development plan.
the significant public benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and economic benefits did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets, the total loss of a non-designated heritage asset, harm to other non-designated heritage assets, and harm to character and appearance, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 202, 203, 199, 152
Plan policies cited: Policy EN5, Policy EN6, Policy EN1, Policy EN9
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.