®Planning appeal decision
Hobkirk House, 109 Blagdon Road, NEW MALDEN, KT3 4BD
demolition of vacant former care home and erection of a part four storey and part five storey building with a mix of 34 dwellings with associated bins and cycle provision and re-siting of access and parking bays. This
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, natural lighting, privacy and ventilation
- Whether the proposal would deliver an appropriate contribution to affordable housing
- Effects on ecology and whether the proposal would deliver appropriate Urban Greening
What decided it
The unacceptable standard of accommodation for future occupiers, particularly inadequate privacy and single-aspect units with insufficient daylight and ventilation, combined with the failure to secure an appropriate affordable housing contribution, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery under paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework.
The adverse impacts of unacceptable living conditions affecting a significant proportion of units and failure to secure affordable housing, given very substantial and substantial weight respectively, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate weight given to the benefits of 34 new homes and economic contributions in an area with acute housing shortfall.
Framework references: 11, 66, 110, 115, 129, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy DM15, Policy DM6, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy G5, London Plan Policy G6, London Plan Policy H5, Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document Policy Guidance 16
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.