®Planning appeal decision
13 Canons Drive, Edgware, HA8 7RB
Planning appeal 3300317 at 13 Canons Drive, Edgware, HA8 7RB (London Borough of Harrow) was dismissed on 11 January 2024 by Inspector Tweddle J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Canons Park Estate Conservation Area (ground (a)).
Unauthorised demolition of a front boundary wall to the land in a conservation area
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
- Postcode
- HA8 7RB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Canons Park Estate Conservation Area (ground (a))
- Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary to achieve its purpose (ground (f))
- Whether the period for compliance specified in the notice falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground (g))
What decided it
The development fails to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Canons Park Estate Conservation Area, and this harm is not outweighed by any demonstrable public benefit.
The harm to the conservation area, characterised as less than substantial, was weighed against the absence of any public benefits and found not to be outweighed; the public interest in expeditious compliance with the enforcement notice outweighed the private interest in extending the compliance period.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy CS1 of the Harrow Core Strategy 2012Policy DM1 of the Harrow Council Development Management Policies 2013Policy DM7 of the Harrow Council Development Management Policies 2013Canons Park Estate Conservation Area Appraisal & Management Strategy 2013
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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