®Planning appeal decision
11 Scotts Way, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 7JQ
Planning appeal 3349384 at 11 Scotts Way, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 7JQ (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2024 by Inspector Street E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed dwellings on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to the quality of the garden space.
conversion of single dwelling house into two houses
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Street E
- Postcode
- TW16 7JQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed dwellings on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to the quality of the garden space
- the effect of the proposed dwellings on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future occupiers from the poor quality and oppressive nature of the proposed garden space significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits.
The substantial and irreversible harm to living conditions of future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of adding a single dwelling to housing supply, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document 2009Design of Residential Extensions and New Residential Development Supplementary Planning Document 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.