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Allowed8 May 20253356413

3-5 Gayford Road, London, W12 9BY

Planning appeal 3356413 at 3-5 Gayford Road, London, W12 9BY (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham) was allowed on 8 May 2025 by Inspector Carpenter C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the provision of community facilities in the area.

Demolition of existing building and construction of part-three, part-four storey development (with additional lower ground floor development) comprising nursery use (Class E) at lower ground and ground floors and residential dwellings at first floor and above

Authority
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Carpenter C
Postcode
W12 9BY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the provision of community facilities in the area
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular reference to cumulative impacts on the highway network; provision for cycle parking and storage; safe and suitable access from Wendell Mews; and construction logistics
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to noise and disturbance from the proposed external residential amenity areas

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that the proposed nursery was a viable and policy-compliant replacement for the lost community facility, combined with acceptable, conditioned mitigation of highway safety and residential amenity impacts, led to overall accordance with the development plan.

The benefits of the new nursery, housing delivery and economic benefits added substantial weight in favour of the scheme, and with no material harm identified across the main issues, the proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole, so the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy S3HFLP Policy CF1HFLP Policy CF2LP Policy S1LP Policy T1LP Policy T2LP Policy T4LP Policy T5LP Policy T7LP Policy T9HFLP Policy T1HFLP Policy T3HFLP Policy T6HFLP Policy T7HFLP Policy CC7HFLP Policy INFRA1HFLP Policy DC1HFLP Policy DC2HFLP Policy HO11LP Policy D7LP Policy T6LP Policy E11HFLP Policy E4LP Policy SI2LP Policy SI4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58Paragraph 116

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