®Planning appeal decision
1 Northfield Road, London, W13 9SY
Planning appeal 3349918 at 1 Northfield Road, London, W13 9SY (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of the existing ground floor retail shop and first -floor one-bedroom flat, and the construction of a four-storey building with a new ground-floor retail space and five residential units above
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- W13 9SY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to daylight and sunlight, internal living space, and private amenity space
What decided it
The proposed fourth storey would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through its height, bulk, massing and detailing, and Flat 5 would lack any on-site amenity space, together outweighing the moderate benefit of additional housing provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7.4 of the 2013 Ealing Development Management DPDPolicy D4 of the London Plan 2021Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy 7D of the DM DPDPolicy 7B of the DM DPDPolicy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy 7A of the DM DPDPolicy T6 of the London Plan 2021
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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