®Planning appeal decision
6 Park Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1HB
Change of use from Class E office use to a care home for people with learning difficulties and special needs (Class C2)
- Authority
- Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Robinson N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the availability of employment space in the borough
- whether the site is in a suitable location for the development proposed
- whether the development makes an appropriate contribution towards affordable housing
- whether the development is acceptable in relation to development plan policies relating to sustainable design and construction
What decided it
The substantial benefits of providing specialist housing meeting an identified need for a vulnerable group with protected characteristics, combined with employment generation and policy-compliant affordable housing contribution, outweighed the harm from loss of employment floorspace.
Plan policies cited: RLP2 policy 21, RLP2 policies 17, 18 and 21, London Plan policy E2, RLP2 policies 19, 20 and 24, RLP2 policy 12, London Plan policy H12, RLP2 policy 11, London Plan policy H4, RLP2 policies 10, 11 and 13, London Plan Policy D12
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.