®Planning appeal decision
160 Ewell Road, SURBITON, KT6 6HG
erection of a single storey, 2 bedroom dwelling following demolition of rear extension. Cycle parking and bin storage
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Major R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment land within the borough
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate internal living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to outlook, built-in storage space and floor to ceiling heights
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate levels of outdoor amenity space for future occupiers
- the effect of the proposal on parking congestion in the surrounding area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, which, combined with the significant heritage and design benefits of replacing the derelict extension, outweighed the limited harm from loss of a small amount of underutilised employment land.
The loss of employment land was outweighed by the delivery of an additional housing unit in a borough falling short of housing supply, the efficient use of brownfield land in a sustainable location, and the significant benefit of enhancing a non-designated heritage asset and the conservation area through replacement of an unattractive structure with a well-designed dwelling.
Framework references: 11, 57, 70, 85, 107, 111, 115
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy E1, London Plan Policy SD9, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy T6, Core Strategy Policy CS12, Core Strategy Policy DM10, Core Strategy Policy DM13, Core Strategy Policy DM17, Residential Design SPD Policy Guidance 13
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]; Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.