Planning appeal decision
Millennium Business Centre, , 3 Humber Trading Estate, Humber Road, London, NW2 6DW
Planning appeal 3292035 at Millennium Business Centre, , 3 Humber Trading Estate, Humber Road, London, NW2 6DW (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 24 July 2023 by Inspector Woodwards O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on fire safety.
a new warehouse building located to the rear
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Woodwards O
- Postcode
- NW2 6DW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on fire safety
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, access and servicing
What decided it
The proposal failed to adequately demonstrate fire safety compliance and could not demonstrate that proposed car parking could co-exist with safe access to loading bays for servicing and deliveries, contrary to the London Plan and Brent Local Plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D12 of the London Plan 2021Policy T6.2 of the London PlanPolicy T6 of the London PlanPolicy T7 of the London PlanPolicy BT1 of the Brent Local Plan 2019-2041Policy BT2 of the Brent Local Plan 2019-2041Policy BT3 of the Brent Local Plan 2019-2041
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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.
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