®Planning appeal decision
12-12c Murray Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2YJ
Planning appeal 3330258 at 12-12c Murray Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2YJ (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 16 May 2024 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including trees, bearing in mind it would be within the Northwood Town Centre, Green Lane Conservation Area and within the setting of a listed building.
redevelopment of the existing site to form 7 x self- contained residential units - 4 x 2 bed units and 3 x 3 bed units
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- HA6 2YJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including trees, bearing in mind it would be within the Northwood Town Centre, Green Lane Conservation Area and within the setting of a listed building
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Tudor Lodge and Copper Beech Court, with regard to privacy, noise and light pollution
- the living conditions of future occupiers, with regard to outlook, noise, light pollution, daylight/sunlight and private outdoor space
- promoting the use of sustainable modes of transport, with regard to car parking provision
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building setting, combined with harm to neighbouring and future occupier living conditions and failure to promote sustainable transport, could not be outweighed by the moderate benefit of housing provision.
The moderate benefit of providing seven additional dwellings and modest economic benefits from construction were insufficient to outweigh the great weight attached to the harm to the designated heritage asset and the other identified harms to living conditions and sustainable transport.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G7 of the London PlanPolicy BE1 of the Local Plan Part One Strategic Policies (2020)Policy HE1 of the Local Plan Part One Strategic Policies (2020)Policies DMHB11 and DMHB14 of the Local Plan Part Two Development Management Policies (2020)Policies HC1, D3 and D4 of the London PlanPolicies DMHB1, DMHB2, DMHB4, DMHB11 and DMHB12 of the Local Plan Part Two Development Management Policies (2020)Policy DMHB15 of the Local Plan Part Two Development Management Policies (2020)Policy DMHB16 of the Local Plan Part Two Development Management Policies (2020)Policy DMHB18 of the Local Plan Part Two Development Management Policies (2020)Policy D6 of the London PlanPolicies T4, T6 and T6.1 of the London PlanPolicies DMT1 and DMT6 of the Local Plan Part Two Development Management Policies (2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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