®Planning appeal decision
147 & 147A Chevening Road, LONDON, NW6 6DZ
conversion of ground floor nursery (Use Class E) and first floor residential flat to single dwellinghouse, including addition of cycle storage, hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on community facilities, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be acceptable with respect to the loss of a nursery
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Queen's Park Conservation Area
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate parking, having regard to relevant policies of the development plan
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of a nursery facility in an area with the lowest childcare vacancy levels in the borough, combined with insufficient marketing evidence and harm to the Conservation Area through loss of planting and incongruous driveway materials, could not be justified by the benefits of providing a larger dwelling.
Framework references: 215
Plan policies cited: Policy S1 of the London Plan 2021, Policy BSI1 of the Brent Local Plan 2019-41 (2022), Policy BHC1 of the Brent Local Plan 2019-41 (2022), Policy T6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy BT2 of the Brent Local Plan 2019-41 (2022), Queen's Park Conservation Area Design Guide, Residential Extensions & Alterations Supplementary Planning Document (2025)
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.