®Planning appeal decision
69 Chertsey Lane, Staines upon Thames, Surrey, TW18 3LA
‘change of use from office to residential dwelling’
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with reference to policies concerned with development in areas at risk of flooding
- whether the proposed scheme would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site's location within the functional floodplain with unachievable safe access and escape routes in a climate change scenario unacceptably increases flood risk to future occupants.
The absence of harm to character and appearance and the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply were outweighed by the unacceptable flood risk and lack of external amenity space, with flood risk providing a strong reason for refusal under the Framework.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EE13, Policy EE1
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.