®Planning appeal decision
96 High Road, London, NW10 2PP
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy BD1, Policy DMP1, Policy D3, Policy BH13, Policy BH6, Policy H10, Policy D6, Policy BH5, Policy H4, Policy H5, Policy BH1
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.