®Planning appeal decision
23 Cowley Crescent, Uxbridge, UB8 2HE
Planning appeal 3270446 at 23 Cowley Crescent, Uxbridge, UB8 2HE (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 2 December 2021 by Inspector Law T, 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, including with regard to trees.
a two storey, 2-bed, attached dwelling house with associated parking and amenity space and installation of vehicular crossover to front
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- UB8 2HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to trees
What decided it
The proposal would introduce a terrace of three dwellings discordant with the established pattern of semi-detached pairs and would appear dominant in the street scene due to its proximity to the highway, eroding the area's pleasant open character in breach of development plan policies and paragraph 130 of the Framework.
The modest benefits of providing one new dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 1 – Strategic Policies (2012)Policy DMHB11 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2 – Development Management Policies (2020)Policy DMHB12 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2 – Development Management Policies (2020)Policy DMHB14 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2 – Development Management Policies (2020)London Plan (2021) Policy D6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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