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Dismissed15 October 20253366821

104 Gilders Road, Chessington, KT9 2AN

Planning appeal 3366821 at 104 Gilders Road, Chessington, KT9 2AN (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 15 October 2025 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family dwellings.

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
Postcode
KT9 2AN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM14Policy DM9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 61Paragraph 109Paragraph 116Paragraph 232

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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