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Allowed9 November 20233320652

Oxgate Farm, Coles Green Road, London, NW2 7EY

Planning appeal 3320652 at Oxgate Farm, Coles Green Road, London, NW2 7EY (London Borough of Brent) was allowed on 9 November 2023 by Inspector Sabu R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed new building and loss of trees on the character and appearance of the area.

alteration of the existing Grade II* listed farm house into 2 dwelling houses (Use class C3); alteration and side extension of the existing Grade II* listed annex into 1 residential dwelling (Use class C3); and erection of a new 4 storey plus basement building to provide 13 residential dwellings (Use class C3); amenity spaces and landscaping; refuse and recycling storage facilities; car and cycle parking; and other associated works

Authority
London Borough of Brent
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Sabu R
Postcode
NW2 7EY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed new building and loss of trees on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would provide sufficient provision of family sized homes and accessible housing
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to privacy and whether the proposal would provide a suitable living environment for future occupiers with regard to privacy
  • the effect of the proposal on the grade II* listed building, The Old Oxgate (Oxgate Farm) and its setting

What decided it

The very significant public benefit of securing the future conservation and restoration of the severely deteriorating Grade II* listed building outweighed the identified harms.

the public benefit of restoring the listed building, to which very significant weight was attached, outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance, housing mix and privacy, and the less than substantial harm to the listed building and its setting

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DMP1Policy BD1Policy BG12Policy BH6Policy BHC1London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy H10London Plan Policy D7London Plan Policy HC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202Paragraph 208Paragraph 57

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