107 Tachbrook Road, FELTHAM, TW14 9PD

change of use from 6-bedroom HMO (Class C4) to 9-bedroom HMO (sui generis)

Authority: London Borough of Hounslow
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Carpenter C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular reference to noise and disturbance
The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular reference to car parking
Whether the proposed development would be suitably located with respect to local services and facilities
Whether future occupiers would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions in terms of storage for refuse/recycling and bicycles

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that the proposal would not have a serious harmful cumulative impact on residential amenity through noise and disturbance, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding parking pressure, outweighed the limited benefits of housing provision.

Plan policies cited: Policy SC10, Policy EC2, Policy EQ7

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