Planning appeal decision
22 Lawrence Crescent, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 5PD
Planning appeal 3326247 at 22 Lawrence Crescent, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 5PD (London Borough of Harrow) was dismissed on 22 April 2024 by Inspector Deane G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character of the local area and on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to potential noise and general disturbance.
Retrospective application for change of use from residential outbuilding to business storage use at land to the rear of 22 Lawrence Crescent
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Deane G
- Postcode
- HA8 5PD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character of the local area and on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to potential noise and general disturbance
What decided it
The significant potential for noise and general disturbance to neighbouring occupiers from vehicle movements and storage operations, combined with the scale of the use being incompatible with the residential character of the area, outweighed any business or economic benefits claimed by the appellant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of The London PlanCore Policy CS1.B of the Harrow Core StrategyPolicy DM1 of the Harrow Development Management Policies Document
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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