®Planning appeal decision
3 Russet Close, Hillingdon, Middlesex, UB10 0ST
Planning appeal 3270601 at 3 Russet Close, Hillingdon, Middlesex, UB10 0ST (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 22 October 2021 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers, with reference to the provision of internal space and external amenity space.
the conversion of three storey dwelling into ground floor 1 x 1-studio bed for 1 person and 1 x 1-bed self-contained flat for 2 persons at first/second floor levels. (Retrospective)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- UB10 0ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers, with reference to the provision of internal space and external amenity space
- Whether or not the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of a single-family dwelling
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety within the surrounding area
What decided it
The lack of external amenity space for the first/second floor flat and the failure to meet the 120m² floorspace threshold in Policy DMH 4 for conversion of single-family dwellings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMHB 18Policy DMHB 16Policy DMHB 11Policy DMH 4Policy DMT 2Policy DMT 6London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy T6.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 111
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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