3 Broom Road, Teddington, TW11 9NR

works to rear beer garden, including installation of seating booths, lighting, raised seating area and other works

Authority: Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development on Metropolitan Open Land
The effect of the proposal on the purposes and openness of the Metropolitan Open Land
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including heritage assets
The effect of the proposal on flood risk and drainage
The effect of the proposal on fire safety
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal causes substantial harm to the openness of Metropolitan Open Land as inappropriate development, and fails to demonstrate compliance with fire safety requirements, and these harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations to constitute very special circumstances.

Framework references: 142, 154, 155, 201

Plan policies cited: Policy LP 13, Policy LP 1, Policy LP 3, Policy LP 4, Policy LP 18, Policy LP 21, London Plan Policy SI 13, London Plan Policy D12

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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