Puttin up front gates will now be subject to planning permission (Photo: Pixabay) People living in some Harrow’s conservation areas will now need planning permission to make changes to the front boundaries of their properties. Harrow Council’s planning committee last week agreed to impose new rules in ten conservation areas across the borough. It means any changes to, demolition of, or erection of gates, walls, fences, or other enclosures will now need to be approved by the council. These previously fell under permitted development rights. The affected areas are East End Park, Pinner High Street, Pinnerwood Park, Pinner Hill, Little Common, Stanmore Hill, Kerry Avenue, Canons Park, Brookshill Drive and Grimsdyke Estate, and Harrow Weald Park.
Site visits will be held online for the forseeable future (Photo: Newsquest/Pixabay/Google Maps) Site visits as part of planning applications will be held virtually during the national lockdown, Harrow Council confirmed. The change came as Conservative councillors on the planning committee called for a deferral of an application at Canons Park Station car park last night (Wednesday, January 20), which had already been deferred once to allow for a site visit. Conservatives argued major applications such as this should be subject to full, physical visits to gauge a complete view of the situation, least not when one has been promised.
A CGI of the proposed development in Canons Park (Photo: TfL) Plans for almost 120 new homes on a Tube station car park that “united the community in opposition” have been refused consent by Harrow Council. Its planning committee denied permission for 118 flats in Canons Park Station car park, noting concerns around the scale and design of the development and the impact on the surrounding area. Transport for London (TfL), in partnership with housing association Catalyst, had argued the provision of new homes, all of which were deemed affordable, would benefit the borough. However, thousands of residents criticised the loss of parking as part of the scheme, the seven-storey height of the three proposed buildings, and how it would affect the views of the Grade II listed 18th century landscape as seen from Canons Park.