®Planning appeal decision
177 Station Road, West Drayton, UB7 7NQ
Planning appeal 3313916 at 177 Station Road, West Drayton, UB7 7NQ (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 9 October 2023 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of bedroom 2 in respect of privacy and internal space.
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
- Postcode
- UB7 7NQ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMH 5Policy D6Policy D3Policy HC1Policy HE1Policy BE1Policy DMHB 1Policy DMHB 4Policy DMHB 11Policy T4Policy T6Policy DMT 2Policy DMT 6Policy DMT 4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 111
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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