®Planning appeal decision
791 Harrow Road, WEMBLEY, HA0 2LP
Retrospective planning permission for part change of use of post office to hot food takeaway, erection of timber and metal enclosed seating area and canopy to front of premises, proposed internal alterations to expand food preparation area
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is acceptable, having regard to the level of takeaways within the Sudbury Town Centre (STC), and its effect on the retail function of the STC
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building and area
- the effect of the development on highway safety in relation to safe pedestrian flows
- the effect of the development on the living conditions for the neighbouring occupiers on Harrow Road with particular regard to cooking odours, noise, and disturbance
- the effect the development on highway safety in relation to the availability of on-street parking facilities
- whether the development provides suitable fire safety for all building users
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—over-concentration of takeaways contrary to Policy BE5 and the Neighbourhood Plan, harm to character and appearance, highway safety concerns, and inadequate fire safety—with no material considerations outweighing these harms.
Plan policies cited: Policy BE5, Policy TCU 1, Policy BD1, Policy BE7, Policy DMP1, Policy BT2, Policy D12, Policy D12a
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.