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Dismissed31 July 20233291938

Land at the Rear of 26 Hounslow Road , Richmond Upon Thames , TW2 7EX

Planning appeal 3291938 at Land at the Rear of 26 Hounslow Road , Richmond Upon Thames , TW2 7EX (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2023 by Inspector Webb B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the development on the local supply of employment land.

demolition of existing property. Erection of 6 terraced houses on the backland site

Authority
Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Webb B
Postcode
TW2 7EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the development on the local supply of employment land
  • the provision of affordable housing
  • flooding and drainage
  • parking and servicing
  • biodiversity
  • the character and appearance of area
  • the sustainable use of resources

What decided it

The combination of unjustified loss of industrial land, failure to demonstrate affordable housing viability, and inadequate evidence on flood risk and drainage, together with unresolved parking and servicing deficiencies, resulted in unacceptable effects that conflicted with the development plan as a whole.

The social, economic and environmental benefits of 6 additional open market dwellings and some improvement to character and appearance did not outweigh the combination of various harms identified in relation to employment land loss, affordable housing, flood risk, drainage, parking and servicing.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP 42Policy LP 36Policy LP 21Policy LP 45Policy LP 39Policy LP 15Policy LP 16Policy LP1Policy CP 8Policy LP 22Policy LP 20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55

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