®Planning appeal decision
Hobkirk House, 109 Blagdon Road, New Malden, KT3 4BD
Planning appeal 3367730 at Hobkirk House, 109 Blagdon Road, New Malden, KT3 4BD (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, natural lighting, privacy and ventilation.
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
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- KT3 4BD
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM10Policy DM15Policy DM6London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy G5London Plan Policy G6London Plan Policy H5Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document Policy Guidance 16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 66Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135
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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