Planning appeal decision
Rear of 13-17 Bridge Road, Wembley, HA9 9AB
Planning appeal 3321863 at Rear of 13-17 Bridge Road, Wembley, HA9 9AB (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 6 February 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is acceptable having regard to the protection of employment floorspace.
change of use from Use Class E to Use Class C3
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- HA9 9AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is acceptable having regard to the protection of employment floorspace
- whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers in respect of outlook, light, floor to ceiling height and provision of external amenity space
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate facilities for the storage of cycles and refuse
- whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for urban greening
What decided it
The unjustified loss of employment floorspace combined with inadequate living conditions (particularly poor outlook, insufficient floor-to-ceiling heights, and inadequate external amenity space) meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to override this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE3Policy DMP1Policy BH13Policy D6Policy BH4Policy T5Policy BT2Policy G5
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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