®Planning appeal decision
177 Station Road, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7NQ
the conversion of existing C3 dwelling to 8 beds 8 people sui generis HMO with front door replacement, single storey rear extension, demolition of side bay window, conversion of loft into habitable space & erection of single storey detached outbuilding
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- English D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of bedroom 2 in respect of privacy and internal space
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 173, 173A, 175, 175A and 179 Station Road with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- for Appeal B only: the effect of the proposal on the highway network with particular regard to off-street car parking and vehicular trip generation
What decided it
The excessively small internal floorspace of 7.7 sq.m proposed for bedroom 2 would provide cramped and harmfully inadequate private living space for future occupiers, conflicting with Policy DMH 5 and NPPF paragraph 130(f) requirements for satisfactory living conditions.
Framework references: 130, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy DMH 5, Policy D6, Policy D3, Policy HC1, Policy HE1, Policy BE1, Policy DMHB 1, Policy DMHB 4, Policy DMHB 11, Policy T4, Policy T6, Policy DMT 2, Policy DMT 6, Policy DMT 4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.