Knowles House and Ananci Hostel, 51 & 53 Longstone Avenue, London, NW10 3UN
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings on site and redevelopment of the site to provide a six storey block providing 92 self-contained units (69 x 2bed and 23 x 3bed) providing temporary accommodation (Use class Sui Generis) to include a community use (Use class D1) on the ground floor, and a 4 storey block with basement level to provide 57 units (57 x 1bed) providing new accommodation for independent living (Use class C2) with associated communal facilities and staff accommodation within both the blocks and provision for car, cycle, scooter parking, bin stores, landscaping and amenity space
- Received
- 7 June 2017
- Decided
- 25 October 2017 · Grant Permission
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- London Borough of Brent
- Ward
- Kensal Green
- ReceivedSubmitted7 Jun
- ValidatedValidated4 Jul
- Consult.Consultation3 Aug
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided25 Oct
Decided in 113 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application for demolition at Knowles House and Ananci Hostel, 51 & 53 Longstone Avenue, London, NW10 3UN. Brent has handled 23 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 140 days, 13 weeks longer than Brent's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 3,299 applications in total for the NW10 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 for HMOs
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 07/00029Protected tree on or next to this site
- Brownfield land register: Willesden Ambulance Station, 164 Harlesden Road, London, NW10 3SNRegister site at or near this address · +3 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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 and heritage coasts.
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