Land on the South-West side of 39 Bancroft Gardens, Harrow Weald, Harrow, HA3 5NA

‘the erection of a new three bedroom end of terraced house’

Authority: London Borough of Harrow
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Couper C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposal would comply with the area's spatial strategy

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by infilling the gap between two markedly different buildings outweighed the limited benefits of delivering a single dwelling.

Plan policies cited: Harrow Core Strategy (2012) Core Policy CS 1 Part A, Harrow Core Strategy (2012) Core Policy CS 1 Part B, London Plan (2021) Policy D3, London Plan (2021) Policy D6, Harrow Development Management Policies (2013) Policy DM 1, Harrow Local Plan 2021-2041 (Proposed submission version) (2024) Policy GR1, Harrow Local Plan 2021-2041 (Proposed submission version) (2024) Policy GR10, Harrow Local Plan 2021-2041 (Proposed submission version) (2024) Policy HO2

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