®Planning appeal decision
Brookside, Acacia Road, Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey, TW18 1BY
Planning appeal 3352919 at Brookside, Acacia Road, Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey, TW18 1BY (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2025 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a replacement dwelling
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- TW18 1BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance caused by the scale, bulk, height and width of the proposed dwelling, combined with the discordant full-height glazed entrance gable, outweighed the limited benefits and the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, as the proposal would not result in a net gain of housing units.
The harm to character and appearance was not outweighed by the small social, economic and environmental benefits or the Council's housing land supply shortfall, as the proposal would not contribute a net gain of housing units and therefore did not engage the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Core StrategyPolicy SP6 of the Core Strategy
- 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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