®Planning appeal decision
15 Avenue South, SURBITON, KT5 8PJ
demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey house (ground and partial lower ground floor), with alterations to existing property to improve access and garden areas
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos. 15 and 17 Avenue South, with particular reference to daylight, sunlight, sense of enclosure and outlook
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to outlook, privacy, sunlight and daylight
- the effect of the proposed development on land stability and groundwater flows
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, and unresolved risks to land stability and groundwater flows outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance test.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, and associated social and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance, the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, and the unresolved risks to land stability and flooding.
Framework references: 11, 8
Plan policies cited: Policy CS8, Policy DM10, Policy CS2, Policy DM4, Policy DM13, Policy D6
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.