®Planning appeal decision
Alexandra Recreation Ground, King Charles Road, Surbiton, KT5 9BE
the installation of 12 No. low level LED floodlighting to two existing outdoor tennis courts
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the installation of 12 No. low level LED floodlighting monopoles and their use within specified periods of darkness would be inappropriate development in the Metropolitan Open Land having regard to the revised Framework, relevant development plan policies, and the effect on the openness of the MOL
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- If the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, such as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it
What decided it
The combined harm to openness and character and appearance of the Metropolitan Open Land and Recreation Ground was not clearly outweighed by the public benefits of increased sports facility use.
Framework references: 154, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy G3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy DM5 of the Kingston Upon Thames adopted LDF Core Strategy 2012, Core Strategy Policy CS8, Policy DM10 Part m, Policy D3 of the London Plan, London Plan Policy S5, Core Strategy Policy DM21
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