®Planning appeal decision
959-963 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2SF
retention of existing metal containers (x2) at the rear of the property for storage use for ground floor shop
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f) and whether one month for compliance is too short (ground g)
- Appeal B: The effect of the containers on highway safety, the character and appearance of the area, and fire safety
- Appeal C: The effect of the extractor system and flue on the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to odour, air quality, noise and general disturbance
What decided it
Appeal A: The compliance period was excessive and varied to three months; Appeal B: The displacement of servicing to unsafe on-street parking on narrow residential streets and the bulky, utilitarian appearance in a prominent residential setting outweighed business benefits; Appeal C: The proximity of the extractor system to residential properties and absence of technical evidence on odour and noise mitigation made the development unacceptable.
Framework references: 135
Plan policies cited: BLP Policy BT3, BLP Policy DMP1, BLP Policy BD1, BLP Policy BSU12, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D12, London Plan Policy D14, London Plan Policy SL1, Brent Design Guide SPD 1
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.