36-37 Kenton Park Parade, Kenton Road, Harrow, HA3 8DW

installation of retractable canopy with timber flower bed at ground floor level to be used for outdoor seating from the times 12:00 to 21:00

Authority: London Borough of Harrow
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on character and appearance
the living conditions of neighbours

What decided it

The combination of the site's location on a busy road with existing high ambient noise levels and the imposition of a condition limiting use to daytime and early evening hours (12:00-21:00) adequately mitigates potential noise impacts on neighbouring residents.

Plan policies cited: Policy CS1 of the Harrow Core Strategy (2012), Policy DM1 of the Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan (2013), Policy DM38 of the Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan (2013), Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy D13 of the London Plan (2021), Policy D14 of the London Plan (2021)

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