Planning appeal decision
1A Bowrons Avenue, Wembley, HA0 4QS
Planning appeal 3366890 at 1A Bowrons Avenue, Wembley, HA0 4QS (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 29 September 2025 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the service hatch on pedestrian and highway safety.
Shopfront incorporating a serving hatch, and the use of the premises as a restaurant and hot-food take-away
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- HA0 4QS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the service hatch on pedestrian and highway safety
- Whether it has been demonstrated that the development would include adequate measures in respect of fire safety
What decided it
The serving hatch creates an obstruction to pedestrian flow on the footway, conflicting with development plan policies on pedestrian and highway safety, and fire safety measures were not adequately demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMP1Policy BE7Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021Policy D12 of the London Plan 2021
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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