®Planning appeal decision
John Lyon School, Middle Road, Harrow, HS2 0HN
the redevelopment to provide four storey teaching block; hard and soft landscaping; parking (demolition of existing building)
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- other · Section 106 Agreement
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Allen M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A - The effect on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the sites location within the Harrow on the Hill Village Conservation Area.
- Appeal B - The acceptability of the proposed modification of the planning obligation, to amend the defined building envelope.
- Appeal C - Whether the planning obligation continues to serve a useful purpose.
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Harrow on the Hill Village Conservation Area outweighed the public benefits of the proposed teaching block, which in turn caused the dependent obligation appeals to fail.
The significant weight attributed to the public benefits (educational and economic) was insufficient to outweigh the great weight given to the less than substantial (mid-range) harm to the conservation area, so the balance tipped against allowing Appeal A.
Framework references: 202, 57
Plan policies cited: CS1, CS3A, DM1, DM6, DM7, D4, HC1, D1, DM47
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.