Planning appeal decision
Padda Court, Northolt Road, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 0LH
Planning appeal 3356661 at Padda Court, Northolt Road, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 0LH (London Borough of Harrow) was dismissed on 8 May 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal could be permitted development with regard to Article 3(9A) of the GPDO relating to compliance with the nationally described space standard.
erection of an additional floor on top of an existing four-storey block of flats to provide five additional self-contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Skelly C
- Postcode
- HA2 0LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal could be permitted development with regard to Article 3(9A) of the GPDO relating to compliance with the nationally described space standard
What decided it
Proposed Flat 23 fails to meet the minimum gross internal floor area requirement of 61 sqm set out in the nationally described space standard, and therefore the proposal does not constitute permitted development under Article 3(9A) of the GPDO.
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