®Planning appeal decision
Unit 1 Brooklands Lodge , 93 Potters Grove , New Malden, KT3 5DF
the change of use from vacant commercial unit at ground floor level (Class A2), to 2no. apartments (Class C3)
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Robbie K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of employment floorspace would meet the requirements of development plan policy
- The effect of the development on the supply of family-sized accommodation within the borough
- The provision of adequate refuse and recycling storage
- The effect of the proposed development on on-street parking in the area
What decided it
The premises had been marketed for over two years without offers, demonstrating no qualitative or quantitative need for employment use, and the unit had never been occupied, so its loss did not represent loss of employment land in conflict with policy DM17.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM17, Policy DM13, Policy CS9, Policy DM8, Policy DM9, Policy DM10, Policy CS1, Policy DM3, Policy DM4
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.