- Decision
- dismissed, 18 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: G Powys Jones
- Authority
- Kingston upon Thames (London)
- Appeal reference
- 6011901
- Application reference
- 24/03049/FUL
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Two-storey detached house on a side plot
- Homes
- 1
- Site context
- inside settlement
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- Kingston CS DM8, Kingston CS DM10
- Development plan policies
- Kingston Core Strategy DM6, DM8, DM10, London Plan D3, G6
- Main issues
- character; living conditions; BNG
Summary
A detached house on a side plot in Worcester Park was dismissed for harm to character, poor privacy and visual intrusion, and missing BNG information (DL ¶7, ¶12, ¶16).
What made the difference
Cumulative design and amenity failings. The inspector added two amenity harms the council had not raised (DL ¶12). The new Framework did not alter the plan-led outcome (DL ¶18).
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| DP3 | fail | harm to local character (DL 7) | |
| P3 | fail | privacy for future occupiers and visual intrusion - issues raised by the inspector, not the council (DL 9-12) | |
| N2 | fail | no BNG information; conflict with "national policy and local policies relating to BNG" (DL 16) |
Key facts
- Parties invited to comment on the 2026 Framework; none did (DL 17)
- Inspector raised living-conditions harms the council had not cited (DL 12)
Sources
This note is one of the decisions behind the NPPF 2026 Navigator, which shows how each Framework test has been applied across all the decisions in the database. Also available as Markdown.