®Planning appeal decision
49-53 Bath Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 3DN
the erection of a detached single-storey building for use as a care home for people with learning difficulties and special needs (Class C2)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lo S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is an identified local need for this type of specialist housing
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise
What decided it
The demonstration of identified local need for specialist housing for people with learning difficulties, supported by the Hounslow Market Position Statement projecting 80 additional beds required by 2025, combined with the absence of unacceptable harm to character, appearance, or neighbouring living conditions.
Plan policies cited: Policy SC8, Policy CC1, Policy CC2
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