®Planning appeal decision
34 Somerset Avenue, CHESSINGTON, KT9 1PN
conversion of the existing detached garage into 1no 2 bedroom bungalow with a separate access. Installation of solar panels
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Perrins N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is acceptable in respect of (i) the character and appearance of the area
- (ii) living conditions of future occupants
- (iii) waste collection arrangements
- (iv) Flood risk
What decided it
The proposal fails to demonstrate safe escape routes during flood events as required by Paragraph 173 of the Framework, providing a clear reason for refusal that engages the exception in Footnote 7 and displaces the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The benefits of one new home on a small brownfield site were outweighed by the conflicts with the development plan in respect of character and appearance, living conditions, waste arrangements and flood risk, with the flood risk providing a clear reason for refusal that displaced the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 135, 173
Plan policies cited: Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy SI 12 of the London Plan 2021, Policy CS8 of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2012, Policy DM4 of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2012, Policy DM10 of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2012, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2013
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.