®Planning appeal decision
11 St. Stephens Road, Hounslow, TW3 2BH
Planning appeal 3319344 at 11 St. Stephens Road, Hounslow, TW3 2BH (London Borough of Hounslow) was dismissed on 2 February 2024 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the studio provides adequate living conditions for its occupiers with particular reference to space standards and privacy.
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
- Postcode
- TW3 2BH
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy EQ1 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015Policy SC5 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015Policy SC6 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015Policy SC10 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015Policy CC1 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015Policy CC2 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015Policy CC4 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015Policy EQ7 of the Hounslow Local Plan 2015
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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