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Allowed23 August 20243340475

66 Hammersmith Road, West Kensington, W14 8UD

Planning appeal 3340475 at 66 Hammersmith Road, West Kensington, W14 8UD (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham) was allowed on 23 August 2024 by Inspector Wilkinson S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal scheme makes the most efficient use of employment land having regard to need.

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
Postcode
W14 8UD

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 115Paragraph 57Paragraph 85

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