Planning appeal decision
Garages to the Rear of 2-6 Lime Tree Road, Hounslow, TW5 0TD
Planning appeal 3324602 at Garages to the Rear of 2-6 Lime Tree Road, Hounslow, TW5 0TD (London Borough of Hounslow) was dismissed on 9 February 2024 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impacts of the proposal on the need for office development.
conversion of garages to offices
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- TW5 0TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impacts of the proposal on the need for office development
- Highway safety
- Fire safety
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate adequate need for office accommodation at a backland location outside designated town centres, and critical information on highway safety and fire safety access could not be verified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ED1Policy E2Policy EC2Policy D12aPolicy TC3Policy TC4
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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