Policy information sourced from the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1

CI5 - PLACES OF WORSHIP

Our approach

We will enable the many religions in the borough to establish an appropriate place to worship, celebrating the cultural and religious diversity in the borough without adverse effect on others in the borough and particularly the immediate surrounding area.

We will achieve this by

  • Supporting the delivery of new, expanded and improved places of worship which address the issues of impact on the surrounding area.

We will expect development proposals to

  • Demonstrate that the following criteria have been complied with when proposing a new place of worship:
    • The proposed place of worship meets an identified need and is of an appropriate scale for that need;
    • The proposal will not have a severe negative impact on the residential amenity of the area;
    • Mitigation measures are in place for any larger scale events that will be held at the place of worship;
    • Mitigation measures are in place where required to minimise the impact of noise pollution on the surrounding area; and
    • There will be sufficient off-street car parking to accommodate the anticipated users of the place of worship at both normal and peak times of use, while in accordance with the standards set out in the London Plan.
  • Be accompanied by a Transport Assessment to demonstrate that adverse impacts on the transport network are avoided or mitigated.

For more information please see the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1