®Planning appeal decision
Elementis House,, 56 Kingston Road, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW18 4NL
Planning appeal 3326553 at Elementis House,, 56 Kingston Road, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW18 4NL (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2024 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, 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 (Appeals A and B).
the construction of three-storey building above car park to form two HMO's
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- TW18 4NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area (Appeals A and B)
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook, sunlight and communal space (Appeal A only)
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook and entrance arrangements (Appeal B only)
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance of the area and poor living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.
the moderate benefits of housing delivery and meeting housing need were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and poor living conditions for future occupiers
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document 2009
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC & others [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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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