®Planning appeal decision
5 - 7 & 9 Station Approach & 21 Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, TW15 2RP
Planning appeal 3333864 at 5 - 7 & 9 Station Approach & 21 Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, TW15 2RP (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- TW15 2RP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the DPDPolicy H05 of the DPDDesign of Residential Extensions and New Residential Development SPD 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 128
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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