Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 5 Hawthorn Road, Willesden , London, NW10 2NE
Planning appeal 3347951 at Land Adjacent to 5 Hawthorn Road, Willesden , London, NW10 2NE (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 26 November 2024 by Inspector O'Brien L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of one bedroom dwellinghouse with roof terrace, cycle and bin stores and front boundary treatment to land adjacent to existing dwellinghouse
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Brien L
- Postcode
- NW10 2NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook and space
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through its disproportionately large and visually dominant roof-level cladding, and would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to poor outlook from the main living space.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMP1Policy D6
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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