®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Garrick House, 161 -163 High Street, London, TW12 1BZ
Planning appeal 3355754 at Land Rear of Garrick House, 161 -163 High Street, London, TW12 1BZ (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 June 2025 by Inspector Perrins N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on parking provision in the area and highway safety.
Redevelopment of 6 No. car parking spaces and adjacent land to provide a single detached 2 storey building comprised of 2 No. 2 bed dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Perrins N
- Postcode
- TW12 1NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on parking provision in the area and highway safety
- The provision of affordable housing
- The living conditions of the neighbouring property No 1 Radcliff Mews
What decided it
The failure to adequately demonstrate that the loss of 6 existing parking spaces would not result in unacceptable harm to highway safety and the operation of the local highway network through increased parking stress.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T6.1 of the London Plan 2021Policy 44 of the Richmond Local Plan 2018Policy 45 of the Richmond Local Plan 2018Policy 36 of the Richmond Local Plan 2018Policy LP8 of the Richmond Local Plan 2018Policy 46 of the Emerging Local PlanEmerging Policy 47 of the Draft Publication Version Local PlanEmerging Policy 48 of the Draft Publication Version Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 49Paragraph 116
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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