08/06/2017

Appeal: Unclear daycare centre plan can’t justify employment land loss

An inspector has blocked plans to convert a workshop into a community daycare centre in Richmond-upon-Thames, ruling that the ambiguous proposal had not persuaded him to allow the loss of employment land in an area with a short supply.

The appeal relates to a workshop building in Whitton, Richmond-upon-Thames, in a mixed-use area to the rear of a small parade of shops. The proposal would see most of the building converted into a community daycare centre, with one end unit retained for employment use.According to the local development plan, the borough suffers from limited employment floor space and dedicated industrial........

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