®Planning appeal decision
65A and B Townsend Lane, LONDON, NW9 8BP
without planning permission, the material change of use of the ground floor and garden from residential to a mixed use as residential, builders/storage yard and business use and erection of buildings in the rear garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moore D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and outlook
What decided it
The unauthorised building and yard use caused significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, conflicting with the development plan and outweighing the limited weight of other considerations.
the limited weight of other considerations such as economic benefit and personal circumstances did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan arising from harm to the character and appearance of the area
Plan policies cited: Policy DMP1, Policy BT3
Judgments cited: Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207; Fidler v FSS & Reigate and Banstead BC [2004] EWCA Civ 1295; Caldwell & Timberstore Ltd v SSLUHC & Buckinghamshire Council [2024] EWCA Civ 467; Cardiff Rating Authority v Guest Keen Baldwin's Iron and Steel Co Ltd [1949] 1QB 385; Skerritts of Nottingham Ltd v SSETR [2000] JPL 1025
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.