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Allowed23 February 20243323562

Land R/O 176-178 Feltham Road, Ashford, TW15 1AD

Planning appeal 3323562 at Land R/O 176-178 Feltham Road, Ashford, TW15 1AD (Spelthorne Borough Council) was allowed on 23 February 2024 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Erection of 2 no. two storey semi-detached houses with parking and amenity space

Authority
Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Roberts G
Postcode
TW15 1AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of 174 Feltham Road

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land (3.52 years) triggered the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and as the proposal would not result in any significant adverse impacts, the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied in favour of granting permission.

The benefits of housing delivery, economic investment, sustainable location and effective land use, combined with the absence of any significant adverse impacts, outweighed any concerns and pointed towards the grant of planning permission under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy & Policies Development Plan Document (Design of New Development)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 123Paragraph 129Paragraph 11
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1082 P37]

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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