®Planning appeal decision
Chevron House, 346 Long Lane, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB10 9PF
Planning appeal 3337391 at Chevron House, 346 Long Lane, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB10 9PF (London Borough of Hillingdon) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 April 2024 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the works on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Installation of hardstanding to the front elevations of the property (in part allowed, in part dismissed)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- UB10 9PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the works on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect on highway safety
- Whether the works have increased the risk of flooding
What decided it
The fallback position under GPDO Class G permitted development rights meant that insisting on total removal would be futile and contrary to the remedial purpose of enforcement, justifying permission for the part of the hardstanding equivalent to that which could be immediately re-installed.
The harm to character and appearance from the full hardstanding was outweighed by the practical reality that the appellant could re-install part of it under permitted development rights; granting permission for that part would overcome the planning difficulties at less cost and disruption than total removal while still requiring appropriate landscaping and drainage conditions to mitigate harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DMP Policy DMHB 11DMP Policy DMHB 12DMP Policy DMHB 14Policy BE1 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 1-Strategic PoliciesPolicy D14 of the London PlanDMP Policy DMT 1DMP Policy DMT 2DMP Policy DMT 6LP Policies T4 and T6DMP Policy DMEI 10LP Policies SI 12 and SI 13
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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