®Planning appeal decision
29-31 Shepiston Lane, Hayes, London, UB3 1LJ
Planning appeal 3265428 at 29-31 Shepiston Lane, Hayes, London, UB3 1LJ (London Borough of Hillingdon) was allowed on 4 October 2021 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of existing buildings and erection of a 3 storey plus basement 97 bedroom hotel (Use Class C1), together with soft and hard landscaping, servicing, cycle storage, car parking and refuse and recycling facilities
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- UB3 1LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the existing occupiers of nearby dwellings with regard to privacy and noise and general disturbance
- highway safety with regard to egress from the site
What decided it
The significant social, economic and environmental benefits arising from the construction and operation of the hotel, including provision of additional tourist accommodation, employment and training opportunities, effective use of previously developed land, high quality design, and infrastructure improvements secured through the unilateral undertaking, outweighed the material increase in built form when considered against the absence of harm to the identified main issues subject to conditions.
The material increase in built form and intensification of use would cause no harm to character and appearance, living conditions or highway safety subject to conditions and the unilateral undertaking, and the significant social, economic and environmental benefits of the hotel development, including tourism provision, employment, investment, design quality and infrastructure improvements, were given substantial weight in favour of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy DMHB11Policy DMHB12Policy DMHB14Policy DME5Policy DMT1Policy DMT2Policy DMCI7London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy D5London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy DF1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
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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