®Planning appeal decision
77 , Brighton Road Surbiton , Surbiton, KT6 5NF
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: London Plan 2021 Policy D6, Core Strategy April 2012 Policy DM10, Core Strategy April 2012 Policy DM13, Core Strategy April 2012 Policy DM9, London Plan Policy T6, Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document 2013
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.