Planning appeal decision
341 Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen , London, SW14 8QN
Planning appeal 3289354 at 341 Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen , London, SW14 8QN (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was allowed on 21 April 2023 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a LDC was well-founded.
prior approval for the partial change of use of the ground floor at 341 to residential use
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- SW14 8QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a LDC was well-founded
What decided it
The mezzanine would straddle two different planning units (residential and commercial) and create new residential floorspace within a commercial unit, amounting to a material change of use requiring planning permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207
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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