®Planning appeal decision
8 Orchard Close, Edgware, HA8 7RE
Planning appeal 3303307 at 8 Orchard Close, Edgware, HA8 7RE (London Borough of Harrow) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 March 2023 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the unauthorised development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Canons Park Estate Conservation Area.
without planning permission, the unauthorised construction of a first-floor rear extension, rear dormer, and front porch
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
- Postcode
- HA8 7RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the unauthorised development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Canons Park Estate Conservation Area
What decided it
The first-floor rear extension's excessive bulk and scale caused unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area, whereas the rear dormer and front porch were modest and sympathetic interventions that preserved the area's character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1 of the Harrow Core Strategy (2012)Policies DM1 and DM7 of the Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan (2013)Harrow Supplementary Planning Document Residential Design Guide (2010)Policies D3 and HC1.C of the London Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in London Borough of Harrow
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Notice varied and upheld4 August 20263355600Masons Arms, 75 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7DD
- Dismissed26 May 20263362512Stop N Shop, 5 Stuart Road, Harrow, HA3 7RF
- Notice upheld26 May 20263362509Land at 5 Stuart Road, Harrow, HA3 7RF
- Quashed On Legal Grounds26 May 2026334915181 Imperial Drive, Harrow, HA2 7DU
- Split Decision29 April 2026332575716 Brookshill Avenue, Harrow, HA3 6RZ
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.