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Gaumont State Cinema, 197-199 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HY

09/1508Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 29 September 2009

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from theatre club (Use Class Sui Generis) to place of worship (Use Class D1); demolition and replacement of single-storey WC block to side of auditorium, demolition and replacement of single-storey and mezzanine meeting-rooms to front of site; 7 new rooflights to mezzanine, erection of new side entrance and WC extension, installation of metal "stage access" door and new metal mesh screen at rear of site; new vehicular access from The Terrace, new refuse store and metal gates from Willesden Lane; re-landscaping of site, including 50 bicycle stores, 50 car-parking spaces and 3 disabled car-parking spaces, and restoration of front elevations facing Kilburn High Road and Willesden Lane, subject to a Deed of Agreement dated 29/09/2009 under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)

Received
30 June 2009
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
12
Ward
Kilburn
Agent
Tim Foster Architects
  1. Received30 Jun
  2. Validated30 Jun
  3. Consult.6 Aug
  4. Target29 Sep
  5. Decided29 Sep

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Gaumont State Cinema, 197-199 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HY. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 144 applications across Kilburn. We hold 3,470 applications in total for the NW6 postcode area.

77% of full applications at London Borough of Brent were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NW6 7HY
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 June 2009
Consultation expiry
6 August 2009
Consultation start
6 July 2009
Consultation end
6 August 2009
Neighbour consultation end
6 August 2009
Last date for comments
29 September 2009
Target decision date
29 September 2009
Committee meeting
29 September 2009
Permission expires
12 October 2009

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tim Foster Architects
Agent address
1 Purley Place, London, N1 5QA

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 July 2009
Advertisement expiry
6 August 2009
Site notice start
10 July 2009
Site notice end
6 August 2009

Additional information

Documents
57
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 for HMOs+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Brent

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