®Planning appeal decision
Hobkirk House, 109 Blagdon Road, NEW MALDEN, KT3 4BD
Outline planning permission is sought for demolition of vacant former car home and erection of a part 4 and part 5 storey building with basement parking housing a mix of 36 dwellings with associated bins & cycle provision and re-siting of access. (Landscaping reserve matters)
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the conditions of the users of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- if conflict with the development plan would arise, whether any such conflict would be outweighed by material considerations
What decided it
The failure of the scheme to make adequate provision for affordable housing, and the substantial harm this caused, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and other considerations.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, principally the substantial harm from failure to maximise affordable housing, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (including the great weight given to housing supply contribution) when assessed against the Framework as a whole, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy DM15, Policy H5, Policy T6, Policy T6.1, Policy DM 10, Policy D3, Policy CS8, Policy DM12
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.