®Planning appeal decision
Land at 31 Frithwood Avenue, Northwood, HA6 3LY
Planning appeal 3266292 at Land at 31 Frithwood Avenue, Northwood, HA6 3LY (London Borough of Hillingdon) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 August 2022 by Inspector Dyer S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: The effect of the use as a care home on the living conditions of the occupants of the neighbouring property and the occupiers of properties surrounding the site with particular reference to noise and disturbance arising from increased vehicular movements.
without planning permission the use of the property as a residential care home (Use Class C2) ("the breach")
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Dyer S
- Postcode
- HA6 3LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: The effect of the use as a care home on the living conditions of the occupants of the neighbouring property and the occupiers of properties surrounding the site with particular reference to noise and disturbance arising from increased vehicular movements
- Appeal A: In the absence of a Site Management Plan, the effect of the use of the property as a care home on the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour
- Appeal B: The effect which the revisions of the plans for the conversion of a bed and breakfast to a single dwellinghouse would have on the living conditions of the neighbour and the potential for crime and anti-social behaviour and whether the revisions fulfil the requirement for inclusive design
What decided it
Appeal A was dismissed because the care home use would cause material harm to neighbouring residents through noise and disturbance from increased vehicular movements, particularly staff shift changes at unsociable hours, which could not be adequately mitigated. Appeal B was allowed because the revised plans for conversion to a single dwellinghouse would not cause harmful effects on living conditions, crime, or anti-social behaviour, and would provide inclusive design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMHB 11Policy DMH 8Policy BE1Policy D5Policy D7Policy D11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
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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