®Planning appeal decision
1 Burlington Lane, Chiswick , London, W4 2RR
the enlargement and extension of existing four storey vacant building involving the extension of the building outwards and the addition of two new storeys so as to accommodate a total of 104 new flats. Retention of 319m2 Class E Office Space. Associated works including, the building of a new facade, the extension of the existing stairway towers, the creation of new lift cores and associated plant at roof level, the rearrangement of off street car parking provision, the rearrangement of servicing facilities, the building of a replacement substation, together with new hard and soft landscaping works including the creation of communal gardens and playspace
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the new flats, having regard to aspect, outlook, light, overheating, ventilation, noise, air quality, Communal External Space and Childrens Play space
- the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the Chiswick House Conservation Area
- whether the housing mix of the development would be acceptable
What decided it
The substantial housing, economic and environmental benefits (including embodied carbon savings) outweighed the limited and technical conflicts with children's play space and housing mix policies.
The small technical conflicts with LP Policy S4/HLP Policy GB9 (play space shortfall) and housing mix policies were outweighed by substantial housing, employment, economic and environmental benefits, so the proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole, and even if it did not, the balance of material considerations favoured granting permission.
Framework references: 56, 57, 164
Plan policies cited: Policy D6, Policy D3, Policy D2, Policy D7, Policy D13, Policy D14, Policy SI 1, Policy SI 2, Policy SI 4, Policy SI 6, Policy S4, Policy S12, Policy S13, Policy H10, Policy GG3, Policy CC1, Policy CC2, Policy CC4, Policy SC1, Policy SC3, Policy SC4, Policy SC5, Policy SC6, Policy EQ1, Policy EQ2, Policy EQ4, Policy EQ5, Policy GB9, Policy ED2
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.