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Dismissed4 August 20266006583

35 Oakfield Road, Ashford, TW15 1DN

Planning appeal 6006583 at 35 Oakfield Road, Ashford, TW15 1DN (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 August 2026 by Inspector S F Barnes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

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
Inspector
S F Barnes
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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PS2Policy E4

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