Kokoro No Tomo Taggs Island, Hampton, TW12 2HA

Planning appeal 3283632 at Kokoro No Tomo Taggs Island, Hampton, TW12 2HA (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2022 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development on MOL, having regard to the Green Belt policies in the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

removal of existing one-storey houseboat and mooring piles and construction of replacement two-storey houseboat with mooring piles

Authority: Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones RE
Postcode: TW12 2HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development on MOL, having regard to the Green Belt policies in the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect on the openness of the MOL
whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development on MOL causing substantial harm to openness through a significant vertical uplift and increased massing, and the other considerations raised did not amount to very special circumstances capable of outweighing this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP13Policy G3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 143Paragraph 145Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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