®Planning appeal decision
Seymour House, 30-38 Chester Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1BQ
the erection of 29-bed residential care home (Use Class C2) on land at No. 30-32 Chester Road and the change of use of three existing rear bedrooms to storage and ancillary rooms to No. 34 Chester Road
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Willis S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Old Northwood Area of Special Local Character (ASLC)
What decided it
The proposed development would not harm the character and appearance of the area, including the ASLC, as it would draw on elements of the built form in the area and be comparable in materials, front building line and height to the existing care home buildings it would be seen with.
The benefits of providing a 29-bed residential care home use (with an established fallback position from the previously approved scheme) and the removal of three bedrooms at 34 Chester Road to address previous concerns outweighed the less-than-substantial effects on character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions.
Plan policies cited: Policy BE1 of the Part 1 Plan, Policies DMHB5 and DMHB11 of the Part 2 Plan, Policies D4, D5 and HC1 of the London Plan 2021
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.