®Planning appeal decision
66 Hammersmith Road, West Kensington, W14 8UD
demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new building of up to 11 storeys in height (plus basement level and plant at roof level) comprising a self-storage facility (Use Class B8, up to 22,891sm GIA), affordable workspace, (Use Class E(g)(i), 1162sm GIA) and community space (Use Class F2(b), 388sm GIA), together with undercroft parking and servicing area accessed via a new vehicular crossover on Blythe Road, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal scheme makes the most efficient use of employment land having regard to need
- Whether or not the appeal scheme is appropriate for its location having regard to local transport infrastructure
- The effects of the internal layout and access arrangements of the appeal scheme on the safety of cyclists
What decided it
The significant employment benefits and opportunities for storage provision were found to be the determining issue outweighing the conflict with transport policies.
The significant employment, economic and qualitative benefits of the self-storage, affordable workspace and community uses outweighed the harm arising from conflict with sustainable transport policy at a high-PTAL location.
Framework references: 115, 57, 85
Plan policies cited: LonE1, LonD3, LP E1, LP1, LonT1, LonT2, LonT6, LPT1, LonE4, Lon T1A, T1, T2, T5, D3 (D), T3, LonT7, LP T2, LP CC11, LP CC13, SI 2, SI 3, LonSI (1), LP CC10, LonT4, T6, LPT4, Lon GG1, HC5, LPE4, LPCC11, CC13, Lon3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.