®Planning appeal decision
104 Gilders Road, CHESSINGTON, KT9 2AN
conversion of the first and second floors to provide 1 studio and 1 x 1 bed self contained flats with erection of rear dormer roof extension and installation of 1no. rooflight to facilitate loft conversion. Demolition of outbuildings and erection of outbuilding to the rear garden, and provision of 3nos. parking spaces and 2nos. cycle stores
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family dwellings
- the effect of the appeal proposal on highway safety, with specific regard to whether the proposed development provides sufficient parking arrangements for the future occupiers of the development
What decided it
The failure to secure off-street parking spaces through a legally sound planning obligation, combined with the unacceptable impact on highway safety from additional on-street parking, outweighed the modest housing supply benefit in circumstances where the loss of family accommodation also conflicted with the development plan.
The adverse effects of granting permission, comprising significant harm to highway safety and moderate harm to family housing supply, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing contribution, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 58, 61, 109, 116, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy DM14, Policy DM9
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.