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Dismissed22 October 20253367130

Land to East of Staines Rugby Football Club, Snakey Lane, TW13 7NB

Planning appeal 3367130 at Land to East of Staines Rugby Football Club, Snakey Lane, TW13 7NB (London Borough of Hounslow) was dismissed on 22 October 2025 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the erection of a storage unit and associated parking, including new site entrance

Authority
London Borough of Hounslow
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Lancaster K
Postcode
TW13 7NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having particular regard to the development plan
  • The effect of the proposed development on ecology, including whether the proposed development would deliver Biodiversity Net Gain
  • Whether the proposed development would meet carbon reduction standards and achieve sustainable design to mitigate and adapt to climate change
  • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is by definition harmful, and the other harms identified (openness, character and appearance, biodiversity, highway safety, unsuitable location, and lack of sustainable design) are not clearly outweighed by the limited considerations advanced, so very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G2 of the London Plan 2021Policy GB1 of the Hounslow Borough Local Plan 2015Policy CC1 of the Hounslow Borough Local Plan 2015Policy CC2 of the Hounslow Borough Local Plan 2015Policy E4 of the London Plan 2021Policy ED1 of the Hounslow Borough Local Plan 2015Policy GB7 of the Hounslow Borough Local Plan 2015Policy EQ1 of the Hounslow Borough Local Plan 2015Policy EQ2 of the Hounslow Borough Local Plan 2015Policy T4 of the London PlanPolicy T7 of the London PlanPolicy EC2 of the Hounslow Borough Local Plan 2015
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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