Supplementary planning documents and guidance

Planning brief for the Cavalry Barracks site in Beavers Lane, Hounslow

Background

The Ministry of Defence is seeking to release the 14.85 hectare.Cavalry Barracks site with an indicative date of 2020 as part of a programme of release of a number of sites across the country for alternative uses such as much needed housing. The future redevelopment of this site presents a significant opportunity to deliver new private and affordable housing, community facilities employment space and most importantly, the protection and enhancement of the listed buildings and historic environment. It will assist the Council to deliver the Council’s Local Plan objectives and the Corporate Plan priorities. 

This Planning Brief is intended to provide the landowner and prospective developers with planning guidance in order that a high quality residential-led development is achieved especially as the whole site sits within a Conservation Area and contains 14 statutory Listed Buildings and 19 Locally Listed Buildings.

Consultation

Extensive formal and informal consultations have taken place. The draft Planning Brief underwent a 6 week period of public consultation between Friday 18 January 2019 and Friday 1 March 2019. The detailed comments and proposed responses to comments are included in the Consultation Statement below.

Summary

The Brief sets out planning, design and development guidance on the opportunities the site represents, but also the planning constraints and responsibilities of working with the historic environment. It responds to  national, London and local planning policy drivers that seek to ensure future residential-led mixed use development will be policy compliant.

Adoption

Hounslow Council formally adopted its Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the Cavalry Barracks site on 22 July 2019. The Planning Brief, a formal supplementary planning document, will be a material planning consideration in the determination of future planning applications.

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