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Dismissed28 January 20266001602

Old Barn House High Road, Eastcote, Hillingdon, HA5 2EW

Planning appeal 6001602 at Old Barn House High Road, Eastcote, Hillingdon, HA5 2EW (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 28 January 2026 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area including its trees and the Eastcote Village Conservation Area.

erection of two semi-detached dwellinghouses with associated parking and landscaping

Authority
London Borough of Hillingdon
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Owen A
Postcode
HA5 2EW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area including its trees and the Eastcote Village Conservation Area
  • The effects of the development on biodiversity
  • The effects of the development on the setting of Old Barn House, a Grade II listed building
  • Highway safety, in respect of parking provision
  • Fire safety

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the Eastcote Village Conservation Area through backland development and loss of mature trees, combined with the failure to provide an ecological assessment to protect species, outweighed the moderate public benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan (2021) policy HC1Hillingdon Local Plan Part 1 (2012) policy HE1Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMHB 1Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMHB 4Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMHB 11Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMHB 14London Plan policy G7Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMH6Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMEI 7London Plan policy G6Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMHB 2Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMT 1Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) policy DMT 2London Plan policy T4London Plan policy D12

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