®Planning appeal decision
St Clare Business Park and 7-11 Windmill Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1BP
demolition of existing buildings to provide a mixed use building between three and five storeys plus basement in height comprising 98 residential flats (class C3) and 600 sq.m of commercial floorspace (class B1), a three storey building comprising 894 sq.m of commercial floorspace (class B1) and 14 residential houses (class C3), access, external landscaping and car parking
- Authority
- Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including on the Hampton Hill High Street Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, overbearing effect, light, overlooking and disturbance
- whether or not the loss of employment land has been justified having regard to development plan policies
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the oversized commercial building fronting Windmill Road and the unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, particularly at Library Mews, were not outweighed by the benefits of the scheme and conflicted with the development plan as a whole.
The significant benefits of 112 residential units (50% affordable), modern flexible employment floorspace, environmental improvements and ecological enhancements were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance of the area and harm to living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 202, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy LP1, Policy LP2, Policy LP39, Policy LP8, Policy LP42, Policy LP40
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.