®Planning appeal decision
The Rectory, Rectory Lane, Stanmore, HA7 4AQ
‘demolition of existing building and erection of a three storey building (plus basement/lower ground floor) to accommodate a residential - physiotherapy led - rehabilitation facility (Use Class C2) along with landscaping, boundary treatments, car and cycle parking, refuse storage, vehicular and pedestrian access and associated works ’
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on heritage assets including whether the development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Old Church Lane Conservation Area and the effect on the special interest of the aforementioned listed buildings, including their setting
- whether the loss of garden land would accord with the development plan policies and the spatial strategy
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the Grade II* listed Church of St John and the Old Church Lane Conservation Area through visual competition and erosion of the undeveloped, wooded setting, which could not be justified by the moderate public benefits of the scheme.
Framework references: 58, 135, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy T2, Policy T4, Policy CS1 R, Policy DM 42, Policy DM 43, Policy G1, Policy SI2, Policy G6, Policy G7, Policy DM 20, Policy DM 22, Policy DF1, Policy DM50, Policy HC1, Policy CS1 B, Policy CS1 D, Policy DM7, Policy CS1 A
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.