Planning appeal decision
Flats 1-3 Southern Cross House, 30 Challenge Close, London, NW10 4BF
Planning appeal 3343793 at Flats 1-3 Southern Cross House, 30 Challenge Close, London, NW10 4BF (London Borough of Brent) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 9 June 2026 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a breach of Condition 4 (landscaping scheme submission and approval before occupation) has occurred.
failure to comply with conditions imposed on a planning permission ref 21/0679 granted on 6 May 2021
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- NW10 4BF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a breach of Condition 4 (landscaping scheme submission and approval before occupation) has occurred
- Whether a breach of Condition 6 (highway works prior to occupation) has occurred
What decided it
Condition 6 was unreasonably imposed and thus invalid because it delegated approval to the Local Highway Authority, required works outside the applicant's control, and imposed funding liability on the original applicant contrary to planning law.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Newbury DC v SSE & Others [1980] 2 WLR 379, [1981] AC 578
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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