®Planning appeal decision
Bushy Park Lodge Sandy Lane, Teddington, TW11 0DR
Planning appeal 3297072 at Bushy Park Lodge Sandy Lane, Teddington, TW11 0DR (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 November 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the loss of visitor accommodation would be acceptable with regard to development plan policy.
change of use of a single unit of use class C1 (hotel) accommodation to a single dwelling unit within use class C3 (residential) with no associated operations
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- TW11 0DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the loss of visitor accommodation would be acceptable with regard to development plan policy
- whether the proposed dwelling could operate and function effectively alongside the remaining C1 accommodation
What decided it
The proposal would result in a net loss of visitor bedspaces contrary to development plan policy, and the appellant provided no substantive evidence that the identified need for serviced accommodation could be met elsewhere, making the loss of visitor accommodation unacceptable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP43Policy E10Policy H1Policy H2Policy H10
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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