Eden Grove, 17-51 London Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4EX

Planning appeal 6007620 at Eden Grove, 17-51 London Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4EX (Spelthorne Borough Council) was allowed on 25 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect on highway safety, including the free flow of traffic and the convenience of other highway users, of varying the conditions to allow a further reduction in parking spaces against the Council's parking standards.

erection of six buildings to provide 467 residential homes (Use class C3) and flexible commercial space at ground and first floors (Use Classes A1 -A3, B1a, D1 or D2), car parking, pedestrian and vehicle access, landscaping and associated works , without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 23/00273/RVC dated 5 June 2023

Authority: Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: TW18 4EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue is the effect on highway safety, including the free flow of traffic and the convenience of other highway users, of varying the conditions to allow a further reduction in parking spaces against the Council's parking standards.

What decided it

The absence of any unacceptable impact on highway safety from the reduced parking provision, confirmed by the highway authority's statement of common ground.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ID2policy CC2policy CC3
National Planning Policy Framework: Policy TR2Policy TR6
Judgments: John Leslie Finney v Welsh Ministers & Carmarthenshire County Council, Energiekontor (Uk) Limited

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

Allowed25 September 20266007619
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Dismissed16 September 20266010568
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Dismissed4 August 20266006583
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Dismissed23 July 20266005974
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Allowed18 June 20266004573
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