®Planning appeal decision
90 Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Kingston upon Thames, KT9 2HY
construction of two storey building to comprise two 1-bedroom dwelling units
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of Flat 2 with regard to the size and useability of private outside amenity space
- whether it would displace car parking serving the commercial unit at No.90 Leatherhead Road and, if it would, its effect on highway safety
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to living conditions for the future occupiers of Flat 2 due to inadequate and poorly configured private outside amenity space, which substantially outweighs the modest housing delivery benefits despite the local housing shortfall.
The modest benefits of delivering two homes and making efficient use of a windfall site were substantially outweighed by the unacceptable harm to living conditions for future occupiers of Flat 2, such that the adverse impact significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against NPPF policies as a whole, displacing the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy D6(F9) of the London Plan, March 2021, Policy Guidance 13 of the Council's Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document, July 2013, Policy DM10(h) of the Council's Core Strategy, April 2012, CS Policies DM9 and DM10
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.