Pavement outside 309 Station Road, London, HA1 2TA

the installation of a modern, multifunction Hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator

Authority: London Borough of Harrow
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hitchcock R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

effect of the proposal on pedestrian movement and safety
effect of the proposal on the character, appearance and visual amenity of the area

What decided it

The proposal would create an obstruction to pedestrian flows and impede pavement safety in a location with active pedestrian movement near a bus stop, and would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the town centre streetscape, harms which could not be outweighed by the public benefits offered.

Plan policies cited: Policy D8 of The London Plan [2021], Policy D3 of The London Plan [2021], Policy DM1 of the Harrow Council Development Management Policies [2013], Policy DM2 of the Harrow Council Development Management Policies [2013], Policy DM5 of the Harrow Council Development Management Policies [2013], Policy DM49 of the Harrow Council Development Management Policies [2013], Policy CS1.B of the Harrow Core Strategy [2012]

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