®Planning appeal decision
815 Great West Road, ISLEWORTH, TW7 5PB
the change of use from residential (C3) to a large HMO for up to 10 people (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Burley P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties
- whether the appeal site is suitable for use as an HMO
- whether sufficient car parking would be available for the future occupiers of the proposed HMO
What decided it
The appeal site is not a suitable location for a large HMO due to its distance from town centre facilities and poor public transport accessibility, combined with the failure to demonstrate that the scheme would not harm neighbouring amenity or create unacceptable parking impacts.
The significant positive weight given to housing delivery and avoiding development of other land was outweighed by the adverse impacts of locating an intensive residential use in an unsustainable location with undemonstrated effects on neighbouring amenity and parking, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: HLP Policy SC10, HLP Policy SC1, HLP Policy EC2, London Plan Policy H9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.