®Planning appeal decision
11 St. Stephens Road, HOUNSLOW, TW3 2BH
retrospective change of use of vacant garden room to an additional self-contained HMO unit
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the studio provides adequate living conditions for its occupiers with particular reference to space standards and privacy
- Whether the studio achieves adequate carbon reduction measures
- Whether the studio preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the St Stephen's Conservation Area
- The effect of the studio upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The studio's failure to meet minimum space standards and the inadequate living conditions created by extensive glazing without proper mitigation for privacy, overheating and heat loss, combined with failure to demonstrate adequate carbon reduction measures, rendered the development contrary to the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to justify approval.
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy EQ1 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015, Policy SC5 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015, Policy SC6 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015, Policy SC10 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015, Policy CC1 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015, Policy CC2 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015, Policy CC4 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015, Policy EQ7 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015
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.