®Planning appeal decision
250 Gunnersbury Avenue, London, W4 5QB
Planning appeal 3297229 at 250 Gunnersbury Avenue, London, W4 5QB (London Borough of Hounslow) was dismissed on 11 September 2023 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the development, with particular regard to natural light and the size of the accommodation.
demolition of existing commercial buildings and construction of new residential apartment block (C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- W4 5QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposals would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the development, with particular regard to natural light and the size of the accommodation
- The effect of the proposal on the objectives of the area's classification as a Locally Significant Industrial Area
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide adequate natural light to all habitable rooms, particularly in the two-bedroom units with southern-facing windows where parts of the living areas would receive no direct sky light.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ED2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 125
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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