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Dismissed28 November 20253367645

77 , Brighton Road Surbiton , Surbiton, KT6 5NF

Planning appeal 3367645 at 77 , Brighton Road Surbiton , Surbiton, KT6 5NF (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 28 November 2025 by Inspector Ellis G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide appropriate living conditions for the occupier.

the change of use of a retail unit to provide a residential dwelling

Authority
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Ellis G
Postcode
KT6 5NF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development would provide appropriate living conditions for the occupier
  • Whether a car-free scheme would be suitably secured

What decided it

The combination of inadequate living conditions for the occupier (single-aspect dwelling with compromised outlook, no external amenity space, and reliance on one-way glazing) and the failure to secure the car-free parking restriction through a planning obligation meant the proposal could not be considered sustainable development under the Framework.

The modest benefits of housing supply and reuse of a vacant building in a sustainable location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of inadequate living conditions and failure to secure the car-free scheme, assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan 2021 Policy D6Core Strategy April 2012 Policy DM10Core Strategy April 2012 Policy DM13Core Strategy April 2012 Policy DM9London Plan Policy T6Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document 2013
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.

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