®Planning appeal decision
31 Junction Road, ASHFORD, TW15 1NJ
a 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 a 7-person HMO (Sui-Generis) with associated parking and amenities
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
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 satisfactory living conditions for future occupants with particular regard to outlook from ground floor bedrooms and the amount of outdoor amenity space
- if harm arises whether it is outweighed by any fallback position
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance and the failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, particularly regarding outlook and outdoor amenity space, were not outweighed by the limited benefits of the proposal or the fallback positions available.
The adverse impacts on living conditions and character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing denser, more affordable accommodation, such that the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 129, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: SLP Policy PS2
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