®Planning appeal decision
Willesden Green Garage,, St Pauls Avenue, London, NW2 5TG
Planning appeal 3276490 at Willesden Green Garage,, St Pauls Avenue, London, NW2 5TG (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 24 February 2022 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide adequate external amenity space for future occupiers.
the demolition of MOT garage and erection of a part eight storey and part four storey building with basement level to provide 86 self-contained flats with ground, third and fourth floor amenity space, provision of basement car parking, cycle and refuse storage, alterations to vehicular accesses and associated landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- NW2 5TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate external amenity space for future occupiers
- Whether the proposed development would provide sufficient family housing
What decided it
The combined harm from inadequate external amenity space and insufficient family housing, which carried considerable weight and outweighed the moderate benefit of a net increase in housing provision.
The moderate benefit of providing 86 dwellings (a net increase of 10 units over the 2021 permission) was outweighed by the considerable harm arising from inadequate amenity space and insufficient family housing provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy DMP19 of the 2016 Brent Local Plan Development Management Policies PlanDraft Policy BH13 of the emerging Brent Local PlanPolicy CP2 of the 2010 Brent Core StrategyDraft Policy BH6 of the emerging Brent Local PlanPolicy DMP1 of the DMPPPolicy DMP15 of the DMPP
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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