®Planning appeal decision
26-27 Victoria Road, Surbiton, London, KT6 4JZ
the change of use from office at first and second floors to 6 no. residential units
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the loss of the employment use at the appeal site
- whether an affordable housing contribution would be required from the proposed development
- the proposed housing mix
What decided it
The evidence of rigorous and prolonged marketing of the office space, demonstrating no demand for its retention in line with Policies DM17 and E1, combined with paragraph 65 of the Framework removing the need for an affordable housing contribution from this non-major development.
The minor conflict with CS Policies CS10 and DM15 regarding affordable housing was outweighed by paragraph 65 of the Framework, such that the proposal accorded with the development plan taken as a whole and no other material considerations outweighed that finding.
Framework references: 65, 58, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy DM17, Policy E1, Policy SD6, Policy CS11, Policy DM15, Policy H4, Policy H5, Policy CS10, Policy DM13, Policy H10, Policy T6, Policy DM3, Policy DM4
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.