25 September 2021
A planning application for four residential blocks, containing 46 flats has been submitted to Harrow Council and is open for public comments (P/3450/21) until Wednesday 6th October 2021. The Council will look to approve or reject the proposed development at a Planning Committee meeting on Wednesday 17th November, 6.30pm.
Land owners MML Investments have submitted a plan to build on the green corridor behind properties 171-255 Pinner Road, running between The Gardens and Neptune Road, and along the Met Line between North Harrow and Harrow-on-the-Hill stations.
Harrow Councillors were presented with the buidling proposals back in September 2020, where it was claimed that the site would maintain "most of its green character by retaining the quality trees” (Harrow Times). This contravenes the reality of the situation, as this incredibly slim piece of land in what is an already extrememly polluted and congested part of Harrow will be devastating for both the environment and local residents. This development will destroy mature trees and animal habitat, increase pollution, congestion, noise, pressure on local services, impacting the health and well-being of residents whose properties back onto this green embankment.
The woodland running along the embankment is full of biodiversity and a wildlife haven, including an active badger sett in the middle of site. The current wildlife corridor connects the sett and other animals to foraging ground and this will be lost and the likelihood is that the badgers will be driven onto the road.
Harrow Green Party member and former Parliamentary candidate Emma Wallace said: “It’s going to destroy a green corridor, a natural badgers’ sett and mature trees. This area is already so polluted so to remove a strip of green land that acts against this is very concerning. It also increases the flood risk – if you concrete over this patch of land then where’s the water going to run off to?” (My London, 30th Sept 2021)
Developers illustration of the building development
Please object to the planning application (P/3450/21) by Wednesday 6th October 2021, including the below reasons.
Three previous planning applications for the same site were refused for many of the reasons set out below in 1998 (ref WEST/103/98/FUL), 1999 (ref WEST/130/99/OUT) and 2004 (ref P/2632/04/CFU/TW). These were all for much smaller developments.
Impact on local residents
Impact on biodiveristy and wildlife
Impact on future buyers
Harrow Council map of the 15 trees with TPOs
Updated 2nd October 2021