®Planning appeal decision
232 Kilburn High Road, LONDON, NW6 4JP
the erection of a new fourth floor extension on the Kilburn High Road frontage to create 1 no. 1-bedroom apartment and erection of a new third floor extension on the Messina Avenue frontage to create 1 no. 1-bedroom apartment, with associated works
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robbie K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area, including the setting of the nearby Grade II listed building
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the existing occupiers of neighbouring properties, with regard to privacy, outlook, light and noise
- whether the proposal triggers the need for a planning obligation in relation to car-free development
- whether the development would provide sufficient cycle storage facilities
What decided it
The adverse impacts of granting permission—harm to character and appearance, harm to the outlook of an existing occupier, and failure to secure car-free development and cycle storage—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the extremely limited benefit of providing a single dwelling.
The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11 was engaged due to the Council's housing delivery shortfall, but the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, harm to neighbouring living conditions, and transport policy conflicts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the extremely limited benefit of one additional dwelling, tipping against the proposal.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy A1, Policy T6, Policy T1, Policy T2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.