®Planning appeal decision
Canons Park Station Car Park, 229 Donnefield Avenue, Harrow, London, HA8 6RL
the redevelopment of existing public car park to provide new residential accommodation (Use Class C3) and flexible ground floor space and a public car park along with associated works
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to designated heritage assets
- the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings
What decided it
The very substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with harm to living conditions and less than substantial heritage harm, was not outweighed by the benefits including 100% affordable housing.
the substantial benefits of the scheme, including 100% affordable housing, were outweighed by the less than substantial heritage harm and, independently, by the very substantial harm to character and appearance and the harm to living conditions
Framework references: 59, 20, 40, 43, 124, 125, 120, 199, 200, 202, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS8, Policy DM1, Policy D1, Policy D3, Policy D9, Policy HC1, Policy G3, Policy H4, Policy H5, Policy H6, Policy H17, Policy D4
Judgments cited: Suffolk Coastal DC [2017] UKSC 37; R(Adriano) v Surrey County Council [2002] EWHC 2471
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.