®Planning appeal decision
8 St. James's Cottages, Richmond, TW9 1SL
Planning appeal 3258053 at 8 St. James's Cottages, Richmond, TW9 1SL (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2021 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the loss of a dwelling to a holiday let would be justified, having regard to local housing policy.
the change of use from residential/domestic to holiday let (to lift the 90 day restriction on holiday letting)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Parsons J
- Postcode
- TW9 1SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the loss of a dwelling to a holiday let would be justified, having regard to local housing policy
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Central Richmond Conservation Area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, having regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The unjustified loss of a permanent residential dwelling in an area with limited land supply and challenging housing targets, contrary to Policy LP38, was overriding and could not be outweighed by the absence of harm to the conservation area or neighbours' living conditions.
The benefits of preserving the conservation area character and avoiding harm to neighbours' living conditions were outweighed by the conflict with the presumption against loss of residential units under Policy LP38, with no compelling circumstances to justify an exception.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP38Policy LP1Policy LP3Policy LP4Policy LP8Policy LP10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 86
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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