®Planning appeal decision
106 Kings Road, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, KT2 5HT
alterations to existing 5-bedroom HMO, including construction of ancillary outbuilding to create a 6-bedroom/occupant HMO
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Everitt E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed outbuilding would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to the layout and relationship with the main house
- the effect of the proposed outbuilding on the living conditions of the occupiers of 104 and 108 Kings Road and 93a, 95 and 97 Richmond Park Road, with particular reference to noise
What decided it
The harm to living conditions of both future occupiers (due to outdoor access to communal facilities) and neighbouring occupiers (due to noise from frequent comings and goings) significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of additional housing supply in an area with serious shortfall.
The benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of land were given significant favourable weight but were outweighed by the adverse impacts on living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers when assessed against Framework policies on well-designed, healthy places and high standards of amenity.
Framework references: 11, 129, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy DM13, Policy D6, Policy D3, Policy CS8
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