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Release Date: 19/05/2009
By the light of the moon
Walkers along the Thames in Hampton will soon be able to seen a new side of the Moon….
Permission has been granted by Richmond Council’s planning committee for the owners of the ‘Back of the Moon’ houseboat moored at Taggs Island to reduce the size of their home, allowing them to avoid having to demolish it altogether.
The three storey houseboat currently has a pitched roof at the north west end, leading to concerns it had become too large for the area. In February the owners were issued with an enforcement notice because the Council was concerned about the size, design and prominent position of the houseboat.
When the committee first discussed the houseboat in November last year it felt the vessel would be out of keeping with the Hampton Village Conservation Area.
The owners had appealed against the enforcement notice, but at last Thursday’s planning meeting said they would withdraw the appeal if permission for the changes was granted.
The applicants, Ms Leyland and Ms Merrell had submitted plans to remove the majority of the third storey, to reduce the majority of the boat’s height from 8.1 metres to 5.9 metres, although the central section will be 7.1 metres, in a bid to make it less overbearing and more neighbourly.
Richmond Council’s planning committee agreed the application was finely balanced, but decided to grant the application. The committee told members of the public the Council’s new Local Development Framework would in future give more guidance on what would and would not be acceptable development in areas like Taggs Island.
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