®Planning appeal decision
96 High Road, London, NW10 2PP
Planning appeal 3272201 at 96 High Road, London, NW10 2PP (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 5 April 2022 by Inspector Bowyer J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
part demolition of existing buildings and retention of the original police station building comprising flexible commercial space (Class A1, D1, B1a, B1b, B1c) and redevelopment of the site to provide 28 residential units within a building extending up to 4 storeys together with private and communal space, waste/cycle storage, associated landscaping and public realm (amended scheme)
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- NW10 2PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to privacy; light and outlook for occupiers at 6 and 8 Huddlestone Road; and light and outlook for occupiers at 100 High Road
- whether or not living conditions for future occupiers of the development would be acceptable with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space
- whether or not the proposal would provide an appropriate mix of housing types having regard to the requirements of the development plan
What decided it
The cumulative and significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at No 6 Huddlestone Road and future occupiers of the development, combined with the failure to provide an appropriate housing mix, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
The benefits of housing delivery, an affordable housing contribution and other modest benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring and future occupiers and the failure to provide an appropriate mix of housing, resulting in fundamental conflict with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BD1Policy DMP1Policy D3Policy BH13Policy BH6Policy H10Policy D6Policy BH5Policy H4Policy H5Policy BH1
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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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