®Planning appeal decision
31 Junction Road, Ashford, TW15 1NJ
Planning appeal 3374847 at 31 Junction Road, Ashford, TW15 1NJ (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2026 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Rear hip to gable extension, with 2 no. flank dormers, and 2 no. rooflights, to facilitate loft conversion into habitable space; erection of a single storey rear extension; changes to fenestration and extension of dropped kerb with new hardstanding on front driveway; all to facilitate the conversion of a C3 dwellinghouse into an 8 person HMO (Sui -Generis) with associated parking and amenities
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- TW15 1NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupants
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants
What decided it
The failure to provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupants, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework under the tilted balance.
The adverse effects of the proposal in terms of failure to provide a suitable standard of accommodation significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of providing additional HMO accommodation, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (February 2009)Policy EN11 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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