®Planning appeal decision
17-21 Meadway House , Brighton Road, Surbiton, KT6 5LR
Planning appeal 3328319 at 17-21 Meadway House , Brighton Road, Surbiton, KT6 5LR (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 26 June 2024 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to internal and external communal living space, privacy, outlook, daylight and sunlight.
change of use of part of the ground floor, part of the first floor and the second floor of Meadway House from vacant commercial floorspace (Class E) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with a total of 11 rooms and a maximum occupancy of 11 persons (Use Class Sui Generis) with associated external alterations
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- KT6 5LR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to internal and external communal living space, privacy, outlook, daylight and sunlight
- whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for cycle parking
- the effect of the proposed development on pedestrian and highway safety, with regard to car parking and congestion
What decided it
The failure to provide acceptable living conditions for occupiers of two bedrooms and the failure to provide required cycle parking facilities would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework.
The adverse impacts of inadequate living conditions for future occupiers and insufficient cycle parking facilities would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of providing 6 residential units and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021)Policy T5 of the London PlanPolicy T6 of the London PlanPolicy DM6 of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy (2012)Policy DM8 of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy (2012)Policy DM9 of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy (2012)Policy DM10 of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy (2012)Policy DM13 of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy (2012)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 115Paragraph 225
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]; Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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