®Planning appeal decision
153 Malden Road, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6AA
Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to Family Care Home (Use Class C2)
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Allen K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the supply of housing
- the local highway network, with particular regard to local parking conditions and highway safety
- whether there are any other considerations that indicate a decision other than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The provision of specialist family care home accommodation meeting an identified need, supported by the development plan, outweighed the adverse impact on the supply of family housing.
the adverse impact on the supply of family housing was outweighed by the benefits of providing specialist family care home accommodation where there is identified need
Plan policies cited: Policy H1 of the London Plan (March 2021), Policy CS10 of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy (April 2021), Policy DM14 of the KCS, Policy H12 of the London Plan, Policies T6 and T6.1 of the London Plan, Policies DM9 and DM10 of the KCS
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.