®Planning appeal decision
Land at Old Coal Yard Depot, Off Tavistock Road, Yiewsley, UB7 7RS
Planning appeal 3365335 at Land at Old Coal Yard Depot, Off Tavistock Road, Yiewsley, UB7 7RS (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 28 November 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
the construction and use of a temporary building for the transfer of waste with associated infrastructure and site office building for a temporary period of five years
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- minerals-waste · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- UB7 7RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- whether the proposed development would improve air quality
- whether the proposal would be required to deliver at least 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG)
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy regarding waste
What decided it
The proposal would result in severe impacts on highway safety and air quality, and the appeal site would not be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the Council's spatial strategy regarding waste, with the identified harms carrying substantial weight that outweighed the moderate benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021Policy DMT 1 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 - Development Management Policies 2020Policy DMT 2 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 - Development Management Policies 2020Policy WLWP3 of the West London Waste Plan 2015Policy WLWP4 of the West London Waste Plan 2015Policy DMEI14 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 - Development Management Policies 2020Policy SI1 of the London Plan 2021Policy EM8 of the Local Plan: Part 1 Strategic Policies 2012Policy DMCI7 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 - Development Management Policies 2020Policy DF1 of the London Plan 2021Policy G6 of the London Plan 2021Policy EM7 of the Local Plan: Part 1 Strategic Policies 2012Policy DMEI7 of the London Borough of Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 - Development Management Policies 2020Policy WLWP2 of the West London Waste Plan 2015
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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