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Dismissed5 May 20263376437

Edgware Police Station, Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, HA8 6LB

Planning appeal 3376437 at Edgware Police Station, Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, HA8 6LB (London Borough of Harrow) was dismissed on 5 May 2026 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal includes a mechanism to provide all necessary infrastructure provision to make the development acceptable.

the conversion of the police station (use class sui generis) to a hotel (use class C1) including the conversion of the loft area with the erection of 6 No. flat roof rear dormers, ancillary restaurant/breakfast room and minor external alterations

Authority
London Borough of Harrow
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Hartley S
Postcode
HA8 6LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal includes a mechanism to provide all necessary infrastructure provision to make the development acceptable

What decided it

The absence of an executed planning obligation to secure necessary infrastructure provision, which the appellant failed to submit despite the procedural requirement and availability of alternative mechanisms such as a unilateral undertaking.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan 2021 Policy D2London Plan 2021 Policy DF1London Plan 2021 Policy E10Harrow Core Strategy 2012 Policy CS1Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan 2013 Policy DM1Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan 2013 Policy DM34Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan 2013 Policy DM50
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 39Paragraph 58

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