®Planning appeal decision
5 - 7 & 9 Station Approach & 21 Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, TW15 2RP
demolition of existing office buildings and construction of 40 residential units together with Class E (commercial, business and service) floorspace, associated amenity and parking
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- effects on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby properties
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Station Approach frontage, a key shopping route connecting the station to the town centre, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and brownfield redevelopment in the planning balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The substantial harm to character and appearance of the Station Approach frontage was weighed against moderate benefits from housing delivery, brownfield redevelopment and sustainable location; the harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole, displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 128
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the DPD, Policy H05 of the DPD, Design of Residential Extensions and New Residential Development SPD 2011
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.