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Vivienne House, Budebury Road , Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2BB
Planning appeal 3322831 at Vivienne House, Budebury Road , Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2BB (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 June 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area.
erection of an extension to the existing building, including an additional third and part fourth floor to provide eight additional flats together with additional car parking, cycle storage, refuse and recycling and landscaping
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- TW18 2BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area
- the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents, in particular those occupants of the existing most southern units of Vivienne House and the occupants of No.33 Budebury Road
What decided it
The significant and long-lasting harm to character and appearance and to the living conditions of existing residents substantially and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic contributions when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The adverse impacts of significant harm to character and appearance and living conditions, attracting very substantial weight, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of eight new residential units and economic contributions, 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 DocumentPolicy HO5 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan DocumentPolicy PS2 of the Pre-Submission Spelthorne Local Plan 2022-2037
- 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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