The Ballroom, St Bernards Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW

Planning appeal 3300120 at The Ballroom, St Bernards Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 20 February 2023 by Inspector Rose P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The possible implications of the proposal for the significance of the designated heritage asset of St Bernard's Hospital, a Grade II listed building.

conversion of a ballroom at first floor level to 9 affordable residential homes

Authority: London Borough of Ealing
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rose P
Postcode: UB1 3HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The possible implications of the proposal for the significance of the designated heritage asset of St Bernard's Hospital, a Grade II listed building

What decided it

The very significant, though less than substantial, harm to the significance of the Grade II listed St Bernard's Hospital was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.

the significant public benefits (affordable housing delivery, brownfield re-use and economic benefits) were outweighed by the very significant less-than-substantial harm to the significance of the listed building

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 7CPolicy HC1Policy 1.2Policy GG4Policy GG2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 120Paragraph 189Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 201Paragraph 202
Judgments: Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Selby DC and UK Coal Mining Ltd, J.P.L. 2009, 10, 1326-1335

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