Planning appeal decision
Premises Known As 764 Great West Road, Isleworth, TW7 5NA
Planning appeal 3284851 at Premises Known As 764 Great West Road, Isleworth, TW7 5NA (London Borough of Hounslow) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 10 August 2022 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the area and the Osterley Park Conservation Area.
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- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- TW7 5NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area and the Osterley Park Conservation Area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of No 766 Great West Road with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- highway safety
What decided it
The cumulative harm to heritage assets, residential amenity through noise disturbance, and highway safety, combined with the absence of adequate mitigation measures, rendered the development unacceptable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CC1Policy CC2Policy CC4Policy EQ5Policy EC2Policy GG2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 130
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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