The Broadway, 53 Cricklewood Broadway, LONDON, NW2 3JX

change of use of premises from DIY shop (Use Class Sui Generis) to a sandwich bar to serve pre-cooked food and drink (Use Class E(b)), alterations to shopfront, alterations to signage, recessed doorway/entrance, insertion of side window and other internal reconfiguration to ground floor unit. Summary of Formal

Authority: London Borough of Brent
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Naylor R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the shopfront and whether it would preserve or enhance the Mapesbury Conservation Area

What decided it

The recessed shopfront causes less than substantial harm to the designated heritage asset of the Mapesbury Conservation Area, and the modest public benefits do not outweigh this harm when weighed against the statutory duty to preserve or enhance the conservation area.

Framework references: 212, 215

Plan policies cited: BHC1, DMP1, BD1, BE7, D3, HC1

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