®Planning appeal decision
Wembley Park Station Car Park and Train Crew Centre, Brook Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8PG
the comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of the site comprising the phased demolition of the existing buildings and structures on site and the phased development comprising site preparation works, provision of five new buildings containing residential uses, replacement train crew accommodation and flexible retail floorspace, basement, private and communal amenity space, associated car parking (including the part re-provision of station car parking), cycle parking, access and servicing arrangements, refuse storage, plant and other associated works. Summary of Recommendation: I recommend that the application should be approved, and planning permission granted, subject to the schedule of 42 conditions in Annex 1 and all of the obligations in the Section 106 agreement dated 13 October 2021. 1
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- other · Called In Planning Application
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the extent to which the proposed development is consistent with government policies for achieving well-designed places (NPPF chapter 12)
- the extent to which the proposed development is consistent with government policies for housing (NPPF chapter 5)
- the extent to which the proposed development is consistent with government policies for conserving and enhancing the historic environment (NPPF chapter 16)
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties
- the effect of the proposed development on parking and highway safety
- the extent to which the proposed development is consistent with the development plan for the area
- the benefits to be weighed in the planning balance
- whether the proposed development would accord with the development plan taken as a whole
What decided it
The very limited less-than-substantial heritage harm to Barn Hill Conservation Area was clearly outweighed by the substantial and significant public benefits of the scheme, particularly housing delivery on a brownfield car park site adjacent to a station.
The significant and substantial benefits of the scheme (brownfield/car park reuse, housing and affordable housing delivery, economic benefits, high quality design, sustainable transport, public realm and biodiversity improvements) outweighed the very limited less-than-substantial harm to the Barn Hill Conservation Area and the limited conflicts with the development plan, resulting in overall accordance with the development plan and a decision to grant permission.
Framework references: 48, 56, 57, 60, 63, 64, 65, 69, 81, 119, 120, 125, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: LP Policy SD1, LP Policy SD6, LP Policy SD7, LP Policy GG2, LP Policy H1, LP Policy H4, LP Policy H5, LP Policy H6, LP Policy H7, LP Policy D3, LP Policy D6, LP Policy D7, LP Policy D9, LP Policy S4, LP Policy G5, LP Policy T6, LP Policy T6.1, LP Policy HC1, LP Policy SI2, LP Policy T4, CS Policy CP1, CS Policy CP2, CS Policy CP3, CS Policy CP5, CS Policy CP6, CS Policy CP7, CS Policy CP16, CS Policy CP17, CS Policy CP19, CS Policy CP21, DMP Policy DMP1, DMP Policy DMP7, DMP Policy DMP12, DMP Policy DMP15, DMP Policy DMP19, WAAP Policy WEM1, WAAP Policy WEM5, WAAP Policy WEM6, WAAP Policy WEM19, WAAP Policy WEM34, DBLP Policy BP1, DBLP Policy BCGA1, DBLP Policy BCSA7, DBLP Policy BCSA3, DBLP Policy BD1, DBLP Policy BD2, DBLP Policy BH5, DBLP Policy BH6, DBLP Policy BH13, DBLP Policy BHC1, DBLP Policy BHC2, DBLP Policy BT1, DBLP Policy BT2, DBLP Policy BE1, DBLP Policy BSU11
Judgments cited: R (LBH Hillingdon) v MOL and Others [2021] EWHC 3387 (Admin); R(Corbett) v Cornwall Council [2020] EWCA Civ 508; R v Rochdale MBC ex parte Milne
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.