28-46 Cromwell Road, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, KT2 6RJ

Authority: Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Bowyer J

What decided it

The Council's refusal was found reasonable overall because loss of the hostel without mitigation alone would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, but specific unreasonable conduct (the unsubstantiated nursery objection, delay on the planning obligation, confusion over the Hearing venue, and a spurious costs application) caused unnecessary expense justifying a partial costs award.

the Inspector found that adverse effects from loss of the hostel alone would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposal against the Framework taken as a whole, meaning the Council's overall refusal was not unreasonable despite its unreasonable objection to nursery floorspace

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy DM 24, Policy DM 14, Policy GG1, Policy H8, Policy H12

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