®Planning appeal decision
Land at The Case Is Altered Public House, Old Redding, Harrow Weald, Harrow, HA3 6SE
Planning appeal 3270715 at Land at The Case Is Altered Public House, Old Redding, Harrow Weald, Harrow, HA3 6SE (London Borough of Harrow) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 December 2021 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Without planning permission: the unauthorised construction of decked seating area at rear (the Unauthorised Development) as shown hatched in red on Plan 2
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Griffin E
- Postcode
- HA3 6SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the development fails to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Brookshill Drive and Grimsdyke Estate Conservation Area
- Whether the harm by reasons of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits advanced.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of community facility retention, improved access, and Covid-19 related outdoor dining preference.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G2 of the London Plan 2021Policy DM16D of the Development Management Policies Local Plan (2013)Policy DM7 of the Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan (2013)Policy HC1 of the London Plan 2021Policy CS1D of the Harrow Core Strategy (2012)Policy CS1B of the Harrow Core Strategy (2012)Policy DM1 of the Local PlanPolicy CS1.F of the Harrow Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 199
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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