®Planning appeal decision
172-174 Colne Road, Unit 3 (FAO Alex Hoare), TWICKENHAM, TW2 6RE
for a personal and temporary 2-year change of use from B8 (storage and distribution) to D2 (personal training studio)
- Authority
- Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Willmer P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would result in parking stress
- the effect of the proposal on industrial employment opportunities in the Borough
What decided it
The building had been adequately marketed for approximately two years, and the temporary nature of the proposal meant the unit would revert to B8 use at the end of two years, thereby maintaining industrial employment opportunities in the Borough.
The temporary provision of a personal training studio use, which would serve to improve community physical and mental health, was balanced against the loss of industrial employment land, with the balance tipped in favour of the proposal because the unit would be restored to B8 use after two years and had been adequately marketed.
Plan policies cited: LP Policy LP40, LP Policy LP42
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.