Planning appeal decision
61 Bridgewater Road, Wembley, London, HA0 1AQ
Planning appeal 3366557 at 61 Bridgewater Road, Wembley, London, HA0 1AQ (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 7 July 2025 by Inspector Lawrence E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
proposed dropped kerb and vehicular crossover, 1x car parking space, alterations to front boundary wall, alterations to hard and soft landscaping including new retaining wall in front garden and cycle and refuse storage to front garden of dwellinghouse
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence E
- Postcode
- HA0 1AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene
What decided it
The proposal would result in the loss of at least two on-street parking spaces on a busy strategic road and would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety, coupled with an unduly hard appearance to the street scene due to insufficient soft landscaping.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMP1Policy BT2Policy BT4Brent Domestic Vehicle Crossover Policy 2018Brent Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document 2025 Section 3.10
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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