®Planning appeal decision
12 Stanwell Close, Stanwell, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW19 7LL
Planning appeal 3358550 at 12 Stanwell Close, Stanwell, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW19 7LL (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 June 2025 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
Erection of 1-2 dwellings
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Heppell J
- Postcode
- TW19 7LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The failure to provide adequate living conditions, potential lack of onsite parking, and harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location.
The modest benefits of delivering one or two houses in a sustainable location and contributing to housing land supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the poor living conditions, lack of parking, and harm to character and appearance, when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Adopted 26 February 2009
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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.