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Dismissed18 March 20266003493

39 Station Road, West Drayton, UB7 7LN

Planning appeal 6003493 at 39 Station Road, West Drayton, UB7 7LN (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 18 March 2026 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the area.

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Authority
London Borough of Hillingdon
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Householder developments
Inspector
Gardner L
Postcode
UB7 7LN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the area

What decided it

The proposed advertisements would introduce a harmful combination of high-level and vertical illumination that would be visually obtrusive and detrimental to the amenity of the area, with modest economic benefits insufficient to outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE1 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part One – Strategic Policies (2012)Policy DMHB 11 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part Two – Development Management Policies (2020)Policy DMHB 13 of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part Two – Development Management Policies (2020)Policy DMHB 13A of the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part Two – Development Management Policies (2020)Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021)

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