68 Priory Road, Hampton, Richmond Upon Thames, TW12 2PN

change of use from nursery to x2 flats. Minor internal changes

Authority: Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Phillips B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal provides acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal living space and private outdoor garden space
the effect of the proposed development on the provision of community facilities
whether suitable arrangements are in place to ensure that the development would make appropriate provision for affordable housing

What decided it

The proposal's failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers and its unjustified loss of community infrastructure in conflict with the development plan outweighed the minor benefits of additional housing supply.

Plan policies cited: LP Policy 13, LP Policy D6, LP Policy 15, LP Policy 45, LP Policy 49, LP Policy 50, LP Policy 11, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy S3

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