185 Eastcote Road, RUISLIP, HA4 8BJ

part-retrospective application for the erection of a single storey rear and part side extension and part garage conversion to habitable use without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22142/APP/2022/3853 dated 3 March 2023

Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Seymour J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the loss of the Mock Tudor detailing to the front elevation

What decided it

The application of white render to all elevations created a conspicuous and harmful asymmetric appearance that conflicts with the established character of the group of semi-detached dwellings and the locality, contrary to local plan policies requiring respect for original design and matching materials.

Plan policies cited: Policy BE1 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part One Strategic Policies 2012, Policy DMDH 1 of the Hillingdon Local Plan Part Two – Development Management Policies 2020, Policy DMHB 11 of the Hillingdon Local Plan Part Two – Development Management Policies 2020, Policy HE1 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part One

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