Fireaway Pizza, 75 High Street, Whitton, Twickenham, TW2 7LD

Planning appeal 3303963 at Fireaway Pizza, 75 High Street, Whitton, Twickenham, TW2 7LD (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was allowed on 27 February 2023 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development, having regard to the vitality and viability of the Whitton key shopping frontage.

the change of use of retail (E use class) into restaurant (E use class) including installation of extraction flue system to rear, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission 22/1008/FUL dated 27 May 2022

Authority: Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Clowes M
Postcode: TW2 7LD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development, having regard to the vitality and viability of the Whitton key shopping frontage
The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of existing occupiers, with particular regard to noise
Highway safety with particular regard to adequacy of car parking

What decided it

The ancillary and subservient nature of the proposed take-away service to the primary restaurant use, combined with the Council's prior acceptance of the loss of retail space and the absence of objective evidence of unacceptable noise or highway impacts, justified removal of the restrictive condition.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP26Policy LP8Policy LP10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 86Paragraph 110Paragraph 111

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