®Planning appeal decision
31 Brentfield, London, NW10 8LS
Planning appeal 3329378 at 31 Brentfield, London, NW10 8LS (London Borough of Brent) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 April 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this is an appropriate location for the development in the light of development plan policies and other material considerations.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to a waste transfer site, tyre fitting, and vehicle storage, parking and sales
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- minerals-waste · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- NW10 0RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether this is an appropriate location for the development in the light of development plan policies and other material considerations
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties and the prospects of developing the land for residential purposes, having regard to noise, dust, pollution, light pollution and odours
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The unassessed risk of harm to living conditions from noise, dust and contamination arising from the waste transfer use, combined with the harm a permanent permission would cause to the Council's strategic redevelopment plans for the site under Policy BSSA7, outweighed the economic and employment benefits of the mixed use.
the economic and employment benefits of the mixed use did not outweigh the harm to the Council's strategic development strategy for the site and the precautionary need to protect living conditions from unassessed noise, dust and contamination effects, particularly from the waste transfer use
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BSSA7Policy DMP1Policy BT3Policy BSU12Policy D14Policy SI 1Policy WLWP1Policy WLWP2Policy WLWP3Policy WLWP4Policy S17Policy BE2
- Judgments
- Price and Ball v South Cambridgeshire District Council [2024] EWHC238 (Admin); Crawley BC v Hickmet Limited [1998]
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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