®Planning appeal decision
Vivienne House, Budebury Road , Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2BB
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document, Policy HO5 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document, Policy PS2 of the Pre-Submission Spelthorne Local Plan 2022-2037
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.