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Stanmore & Edgware Golf Centre, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, London, HA7 4LR
Planning appeal 3299650 at Stanmore & Edgware Golf Centre, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, London, HA7 4LR (London Borough of Harrow) was dismissed on 5 December 2022 by Inspector Wallis D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of development upon the openness of the Green Belt.
the demolition of existing golf club buildings and construction of a single and two storey building for a banqueting facility; widening of existing vehicular access from Brockley Hill, car and cycle parking, waste/recycling storage, landscape enhancement and associated works
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Wallis D
- Postcode
- HA7 4LR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of development upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development upon the local highway network and highway safety
- the need for the development
- whether the harm caused by inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount of the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness from inappropriate development was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced, so very special circumstances were not established.
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and limited harm to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by the moderate economic, social and biodiversity benefits and limited clean-up benefit, so very special circumstances did not exist and the appeal was dismissed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G2 (London Plan 2021)Policy CS1 (Harrow Core Strategy 2012)Policy DM16 (Harrow Development Management Policies 2013)Policy D1 (London Plan)Policy DM1 (DMP)Policy T4 (London Plan)Policy T6 (London Plan)Policy DM42 (DMP)Policy DM43 (DMP)Policy DM6 (DMP)Policy CS1(f) (Core Strategy)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150Paragraph 92Paragraph 93Paragraph 174
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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