®Planning appeal decision
Premises Known As 142 Carr Road, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 4RF
Planning appeal 3265194 at Premises Known As 142 Carr Road, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 4RF (London Borough of Ealing) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 July 2021 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the outbuilding on the character and appearance of the area.
without planning permission, the construction of a single storey detached outbuilding ("the Unauthorised Development")
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thompson F
- Postcode
- UB5 4RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the outbuilding on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupants with particular regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The fallback position—that the appellant could demolish the building and construct one in accordance with the certified Lawful Development Certificate—made it reasonable and legitimate to consider the development as built against that which could be built, and the proposed alterations to achieve the certified design would eliminate the character and appearance harm while remaining acceptable on living conditions grounds.
The unacceptable harm to character and appearance caused by the building as erected was outweighed by the acceptability of the proposed alterations and the material consideration of the fallback position, resulting in a split decision granting permission for the altered scheme while upholding the notice as to the building as erected.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the London Plan (2020)Policy 7B of the Ealing Development Management Development Plan Document Adopted 10 December 2013Policy 7.4 of the Ealing Development Management Development Plan Document Adopted 10 December 2013
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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