®Planning appeal decision
129 Harlington Road, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3JA
the retention of the existing C3 planning use here (re the existing detached home); temporary permission sought (18 months) as a meeting venue for ‘old people’s day-club’ Class D1
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbours, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- whether or not the change of use is consistent with local policies relating to housing supply
What decided it
The unacceptable risk to highway safety from insufficient parking capacity and the harm to neighbouring living conditions from noise and disturbance, which together outweighed the limited weight given to the community benefits of the facility.
The limited weight attributed to the benefits of the community facility did not outweigh the harm to living conditions of neighbours through increased noise and disturbance and the unacceptable risk to highway safety, which was a matter of considerable weight.
Framework references: 92, 93
Plan policies cited: Policy EM8 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 1, Strategic Policies, Policy DMHB 11 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2, Development Management Policies, Policy DMH 1 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2, Policies DMT1 and DMT2 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.