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Notice upheld4 March 20223262517

Land to the North Side of Vineries Close, West Drayton, UB7 0JH

Planning appeal 3262517 at Land to the North Side of Vineries Close, West Drayton, UB7 0JH (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 4 March 2022 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use for storage and sale of motor vehicles constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, the Development Plan and the Framework.

without planning permission, the material change of use of the land known as Zenith Compound, Vineries Close, West Drayton, UB7 0JH for the storage and sale of motor vehicles

Authority
London Borough of Hillingdon
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
UB7 0JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use for storage and sale of motor vehicles constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, the Development Plan and the Framework
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of adjoining residential property, having regard to noise and disturbance
  • The effect on highway safety
  • Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with significant harm to character and appearance, living conditions, and highway safety, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan Policy G2London Plan Policy T4Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 1-Strategic Policies Policy EM2Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2-Development Management Policies Policy DMEI 4Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 1-Strategic Policies Policy BE1Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2-Development Management Policies Policy DMHB 11Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2-Development Management Policies Policy DMHB 12Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2-Development Management Policies Policy DMT 1Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2-Development Management Policies Policy DMT 2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 150

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