Retlas Court, 77 Bessborough Road, HARROW, HA1 3DS

described on the application form as construction of two additional storeys of new dwellinghouses to provide 10 additional flats with associated plant, storage, waste and ancillary facilities

Authority: London Borough of Harrow
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A, Paragraph A.1 of the GPDO
Whether or not the impact of the proposal upon the amenities of occupiers of the existing building would be acceptable, having particular regard to the effect of the proposed lift shaft upon available outlook

What decided it

The lift shaft qualifies as an ancillary facility reasonably necessary to support the new dwellinghouses under Class A.(d) of the GPDO, and its discreet location would not cause undue loss of outlook or overbearing impact on existing occupiers.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM1 of the Harrow Council Development Management Policies (July 2013), Policy DM10 of the Harrow Council Development Management Policies, Policy D5 of the London Plan 2021

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