®Planning appeal decision
100 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 8HR
change of use from Office to House in Multiple Occupation including a ground floor rear extension, rear amenity area and car parking space
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of commercial floorspace as a result of the proposal would be contrary to the policies of the Brent Local Plan 2022
- Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions in terms of outlook, noise, privacy as well as the layout and size of rooms
- Flood risk, resistance and resilience
- Air quality
What decided it
The failure to provide acceptable living conditions for residents, particularly the poor outlook, noise exposure, privacy issues and inadequate bedroom layout, combined with the unacceptable loss of commercial floorspace without proper viability evidence and the absence of a required flood risk assessment, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and could not be justified.
Framework references: 61, 124, 135, 139, 181
Plan policies cited: BE4, DMP1, BH7, BSU13, BSU12
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