®Planning appeal decision
Riverside Court, River Reach, London, TW11 9QN
Two additional storeys on top of the current building, to add eight 2 bedroom 4 person flats and two 2 bedroom 3 person flats. The appearance of the new storeys will continue that of the existing parts of the building
- Authority
- Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the external appearance of the building
What decided it
The proposed eight-storey building would appear significantly more prominent and incongruous in its setting and would fail to preserve or enhance the setting of the adjacent Broom Water Conservation Area, thereby failing to comply with the GPDO condition requiring consistency with prevailing height and form.
Judgments cited: Cab Housing & Others v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Others [2022] EHWC 208 (Admin)
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