®Planning appeal decision
Oxgate Farm, Coles Green Road, LONDON, NW2 7EY
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
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
Framework references: 202, 208, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy DMP1, Policy BD1, Policy BG12, Policy BH6, Policy BHC1, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy H10, London Plan Policy D7, London Plan Policy HC1
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.