Industrial Work at the Old Coal Yard Site

I understand that Network Rail owns the land. 

The site has no industrial designation within the London Plan, but there is a Site Allocation for mixed use including housing in Hillingdon’s Local Plan Part 2 (Site Allocations and Designations) 2020. 

I would note that adjacent to the south side of Old Coal Yard is a locally safeguarded rail freight site with recently installed new sidings. The use of the site is dominated by open storage including a temporary Civic Amenity Facility and there is a proposal for a temporary waste transfer station. 

My London Plan’s agent of change principle seeks to ensure that, if new nuisance-generating development is proposed near existing residential development, the onus will be on the new development to put in place mitigating measures. Conversely, if new housing development is proposed near existing lawful nuisance generating uses, the new development should be designed to mitigate the issues, for example, by integrating soundproofing to protect new residents while enabling the effective ongoing functioning of existing industrial operations in the area.

This will also apply to the Old Coal Yard site, and the borough will need to sensitively consider the concerns residents raise.