®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of no.46 and 46A and Adjacent to No 50-58 Reedsfield Road, Ashford, TW15 2HE
Planning appeal 3321949 at Land to the Rear of no.46 and 46A and Adjacent to No 50-58 Reedsfield Road, Ashford, TW15 2HE (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2023 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
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- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- TW15 2HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development creates acceptable living conditions for its occupiers with particular regard to internal living space, external space, and outlook
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the adjoining neighbours in respect of noise and disturbance
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance and failure to provide acceptable living conditions for occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefits, particularly given the development's conflict with the development plan.
the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and poor living conditions for occupiers substantially and significantly outweighed the small benefits of contributing a single dwelling to housing supply, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan DocumentDesign of Residential Extensions and New Residential Development Supplementary Planning Document 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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