®Planning appeal decision
84 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, TW9 2HS
Change of use of building from Class E ‘Commercial, Business and Service’ to Class C3 ‘Residential’ together with rooftop alterations and extensions to provide 21no. residential properties. Refurbishment of façade, to include the installation of balconies together with associated amenities, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to outlook and daylight
- whether the proposal would result in the loss of office floorspace within a Key Office Area
- whether there are any material considerations which mean that the decision should be made otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan taken as a whole, particularly the loss of office floorspace in a Key Business Area and harm to neighbouring living conditions, was not outweighed by material considerations including housing delivery and affordable housing provision.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, comprising harm to neighbouring living conditions and loss of office floorspace contrary to the development plan, were not outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and sustainability improvements; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 128, 73, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 46, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy E1, Policy E2
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.