®Planning appeal decision
31 Brentfield, LONDON, NW10 8LS
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
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
Plan policies cited: Policy BSSA7, Policy DMP1, Policy BT3, Policy BSU12, Policy D14, Policy SI 1, Policy WLWP1, Policy WLWP2, Policy WLWP3, Policy WLWP4, Policy S17, Policy BE2
Judgments cited: Price and Ball v South Cambridgeshire District Council [2024] EWHC238 (Admin); Crawley BC v Hickmet Limited [1998]
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.