Planning appeal decision
1 Chancerygate Business Centre, Stonefield Way, Ruislip, HA4 0JA
Planning appeal 3313644 at 1 Chancerygate Business Centre, Stonefield Way, Ruislip, HA4 0JA (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 2 October 2023 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on industrial and warehousing floorspace capacity in a Strategic Industrial Location.
a change of use from industrial/storage (Use Class B2/B8) to a gymnasium (Use Class E(d))
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- HA4 0JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on industrial and warehousing floorspace capacity in a Strategic Industrial Location
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate adequate marketing of the site for industrial, logistics and related uses in accordance with the development plan requirements for Strategic Industrial Locations outweighed the economic and health benefits of the proposed gymnasium use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E4 of The London Plan 2021Policy E5 of The London Plan 2021Policy DME 1 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 Development Management Policies
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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