# Pavement outside Aldi, 76-86 High Street, Feltham

- **Decision:** allowed, 11 September 2026
- **Decided by:** Planning Inspector: K Lancaster
- **Authority:** Hounslow (London)
- **Appeal reference:** 6010150
- **Application reference:** P/2026/0885
- **Procedure:** written-representations
- **Development:** BT Street Hub (Appeal A) and two 75-inch digital advert screens (Appeal B, ref 6010152, P/2026/0780)
- **Site context:** inside-settlement
- **Green Belt:** no
- **Framework applied:** August 2026 NPPF
- **Determinative policies:** TR4
- **Development plan policies:** Hounslow Local Plan 2015-2030 EC2, CC5
- **Main issues:** pedestrian movement and safety, public safety (advert)
- **Tags:** tier-2, street-hub, digital-advertising, telecoms, parties-consulted-on-2026-framework, drafting-slip

## Summary
BT Street Hub with digital adverts on a wide Feltham town-centre pavement. Both appeals allowed. The retained 2.9m footway exceeds the 2m minimum in DfT Inclusive Mobility, and the council had no adopted width standard (DL ¶11-12). Parties were invited to comment on the 2026 Framework (DL ¶3), but no Framework policy is cited on the merits.

## What made the difference
Pavement width, measured against a national guidance benchmark. Contrast PINS-6010180 (Huddersfield), where a hub in a tighter, uncluttered conservation-area street was dismissed. Drafting slip: the Appeal B banner names "Manchester City Council" as the decision-maker, not Hounslow.

## Policy findings
- **TR4: pass.** 5.4m pavement reduced to about 2.9m clear, above the 2m Inclusive Mobility minimum; crossing not impeded (DL 10-13); code mapped by harvester (letter cites local policies only)
- **HE9: neutral.** adjacent to Feltham Town Centre CA; conservation officer no objection; setting preserved (DL 15); code mapped by harvester

## Key facts
- Retained clear footway about 2.9m against a 2.0m DfT Inclusive Mobility (2021) minimum; no adopted local width standard (DL 11)
- Kiosk removals outside site boundary and unsecured, so deleted from description (DL 4)
- Advert consent granted for 10 years instead of 5 (DL 18)

## Sources
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6010150
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/42cbdd2f-2c98-4e53-9c49-c52afba5e8a4

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