Planning appeal decision
73a Ground Floor Flat, Central Road, Brent, Wembley, HA0 2LQ
Planning appeal 3358172 at 73a Ground Floor Flat, Central Road, Brent, Wembley, HA0 2LQ (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 18 June 2025 by Inspector Unwin N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety.
Demolition of front porch, new dropped kerb for formation of a vehicular crossover with associated hard and soft landscaping to front garden area
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Unwin N
- Postcode
- HA0 2LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The proposal would create unacceptable and detrimental effects on highway and pedestrian safety through inadequate parking dimensions, required reversing manoeuvres with poor visibility, and pavement obstruction, conflicting with Policies DMP1, BT2, and BT4 of the Local Plan and the Domestic Vehicle Footwaycrossover Policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMP1Policy BT2Policy BT4
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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