Planning appeal decision
Sweetcroft Residential Care Home, 53 Sweetcroft Lane, Uxbridge, UB10 9LE
Planning appeal 3287222 at Sweetcroft Residential Care Home, 53 Sweetcroft Lane, Uxbridge, UB10 9LE (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 21 February 2022 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
construction of a first-floor side and rear extension to provide 7 bedrooms together with the conversion of the roof space to provide an additional 4 bedrooms
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- UB10 9LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial additional bulk from the increased height and depth of the roof would significantly alter the existing roof profile and harm the character and appearance of the Area of Special Local Character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy HE1Policy DMHB 1Policy DMHB 5Policy DMHB 11Policy DMHB 12Policy D4Policy D8Policy HC1Policy DMHD1
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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