®Planning appeal decision
83 North Drive, Hounslow, TW3 1PT
Planning appeal 6002387 at 83 North Drive, Hounslow, TW3 1PT (London Borough of Hounslow) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing, including whether the accommodation would meet an identified local need for specialist children's provision.
the change of use from a Class C3(a) dwellinghouse to a Class C2 children’s home. The proposed use is for up to 4 children with carers working a 24 -hour shift basis
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
- Postcode
- TW3 1PT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing, including whether the accommodation would meet an identified local need for specialist children's provision
- whether, in the absence of a completed legal agreement securing nomination arrangements, the development would provide appropriate safeguards to ensure its intended purpose and to avoid the importation of need from outside the local area
What decided it
The Council's evidence demonstrating no identified local need for the proposed development, combined with the absence of a legal agreement securing nomination arrangements to prevent importation of need from outside the Borough, meant the proposal conflicted with Policies SC1 and SC8 of the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SC1Policy SC8Policy IMP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 63
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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