Planning appeal decision
42 Goldsmith Lane, London, NW9 9AS
Planning appeal 3326901 at 42 Goldsmith Lane, London, NW9 9AS (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 8 April 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the unauthorised development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Roe Green Conservation Area.
without planning permission, the installation of new windows to the front of the premises
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- NW9 9AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the unauthorised development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Roe Green Conservation Area
What decided it
The new windows fail to replicate the design, proportions, and pane sizes of the original traditional windows and cause less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Roe Green Conservation Area without any public benefits to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DMP1BD1BHC1D3HC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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