Planning appeal decision
Kingsbury Printers, 236 Kingsbury Road, London, NW9 0BH
Planning appeal 3208269 at Kingsbury Printers, 236 Kingsbury Road, London, NW9 0BH (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 12 July 2021 by Inspector Higenbottam H, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the dwelling provides acceptable living conditions for the occupiers and future occupiers with particular reference to outdoor amenity space, access, bin and cycle storage, location and the size of the unit.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises from a signwriter’s workshop to a signwriter’s workshop and a dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Higenbottam H
- Postcode
- NW9 0BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the dwelling provides acceptable living conditions for the occupiers and future occupiers with particular reference to outdoor amenity space, access, bin and cycle storage, location and the size of the unit
What decided it
The dwelling failed to provide acceptable living conditions for its occupiers, being substandard in size, external amenity space and storage provision, contrary to Policy DM19 and Policy D6.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6Policy DM19
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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