Planning appeal decision
Premises Known As Cb Hounslow Sports Club, Green Lane, Hounslow, TW4 6DH
Planning appeal 3267525 at Premises Known As Cb Hounslow Sports Club, Green Lane, Hounslow, TW4 6DH (London Borough of Hounslow) was allowed on 26 January 2022 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.
Without planning permission the installation of four (4) shipping containers on the site
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hocking P
- Postcode
- TW4 6DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The prospect of a temporary planning permission for 18 months whilst the appellant raises funds to complete an already-approved recreational facility outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy CC1Policy CC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 149
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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