®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed29 May 20266005536
Beechwood Court, Station Avenue, Walton-On-Thames, KT12 1LT
extending upwards two floors in airspace of existing building to create 10 additional flats
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Heppell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be granted planning permission by Articles 3(1), 3(9A) and 3(9B) of the GPDO
- whether the development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO with particular reference to the limitation at paragraph A.1(n)
- the impact of the development on flooding risks in relation to the building
- the impact of the development on the external appearance of the building
What decided it
The proposed flats fail to comply with the nationally described space standard in respect of gross internal floor area and bedroom dimensions, which is a mandatory requirement under Articles 3(9A) and 3(9B) of the GPDO.
Framework references: 181
Judgments cited: CAB Housing Ltd v SSLUHC & Broxbourne BC [2023] EWCA Civ 194
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