Planning appeal decision
14 Ashburnham Road, Ham, TW10 7NF
Planning appeal 3270533 at 14 Ashburnham Road, Ham, TW10 7NF (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was allowed on 22 March 2022 by Inspector Rennie S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the loss of a community facility use.
for the change of use from ‘sui generis’ to Class E use
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rennie S
- Postcode
- TW10 7NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the loss of a community facility use
- the effects on highway safety and parking provision
- the effects on neighbour living conditions
What decided it
The absence of community need for the unit, combined with the appropriateness of Class E use in its commercial location and the imposition of conditions restricting problematic uses, justified allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP 25LP 26LP 28LP 45LP 8
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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