®Planning appeal decision
141 Askew Road, London, W12 9AU
change of use of rear part of the ground and basement level retail (Class E) into 1 x 1 bedroom self-contained maisonette (Class C3) with associated erection of a single storey rear extension, to the side and rear of the existing back addition, plus an external staircase from basement to ground floor level at the rear of the property”
- Authority
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cresswell C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers, having particular regard to daylight and outlook
- the effect of the proposal on the viability and vitality of the retail frontage
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for fire safety
What decided it
The proposal would harm both the living conditions of future occupiers due to poor daylight and outlook in the main living spaces, and the vitality of the retail frontage through significant reduction in retail floorspace, and these harms outweighed the modest benefit of providing one additional residential unit.
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy HO4 of the Local Plan, Policy HO11 of the Local Plan, Policy TLC1 of the Local Plan, Policy TLC3 of the Local Plan, Policy D12 of the London Plan
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