®Planning appeal decision
170-172 Harlesden High Street, London, London, Greater London, NW10 4ST
the demolition of rear extension and erection of two front bay windows, 2x single-storey rear extensions, basement extension, change of use of the front ground floor premises and basement from retail (Use class A1) and existing flat on rear ground floor (Use Cl ass C3) to wholly residential (Use class C3), use as 3x self-contained flats, boundary treatment, rear garden terraces, refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether future occupiers would have satisfactory living conditions, with particular regard to outlook, layout, sunlight and private amenity space provision
What decided it
The poor and inadequate outlook from habitable rooms, particularly the basement bedrooms facing narrow lightwells and the ground floor rooms relying on a constrained sunroom, would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future occupiers that could not be justified by other policy benefits or the development's contribution to housing supply.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D6, Brent Local Plan Policy BH13, Brent Local Plan Policy DMP1, Brent Residential Amenity Space & Place Quality SPD, Brent Design Guide SPD1, Brent Basement Supplementary Planning Document
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