®Planning appeal decision
35 Oakfield Road, Ashford, TW15 1DN
change of use of the property ‘No. 35 Oakfield Road, Ashford, TW15 1DN’ from one residential dwellinghouse (C3) to a residential care home (Use Class C2) for children
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- community-institutional
- Postcode
- TW15 1DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for the intended occupiers, with particular regard to bedroom sizes
What decided it
The harmful effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers from the regimented pattern of staff vehicle movements at shift changes, which would be noticeable from the adjoining property's living room window, outweighed the moderate benefit of meeting children's care home need.
the significant and enduring harm to neighbouring occupiers' living conditions from noise and disturbance outweighed the moderate benefit of meeting children's care home need and neutral factors regarding principle, character and services, tipping against the proposal
Plan policies cited: Policy PS2, Policy E4
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.