®Planning appeal decision
St. Davids Pinner Hill, PINNER, HA5 3XU
redevelopment of site to reconstruct original single family dwellinghouse with extensions; parking; landscaping; (Proposed); demolition of pre-existing house (Retrospective)
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clark L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not adequate arrangements have been made with regard to biodiversity
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harms, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the post-development biodiversity value of approximately 10% represented a genuine uplift from the pre-demolition baseline, as required by the Environment Act 2021 and mandatory biodiversity net gain legislation.
Framework references: 11, 143, 154
Plan policies cited: DM20, DM21, DM16, G6, G2, CS1 F
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.