Issue - meetings

Grant advertisement consent subject to conditions.

Mr Chris Grix in objecting to the proposal stated that there was an over-concentration of A2 uses on the retail function of Kilburn High Road and that the use of the premises for pawnbroking business was not an A1use class.  He added that the occupation of the unit by H&T pawnbrokers was encouraging criminal and/or anti-social behaviour in the area.  Mr Grix continued that the proposed use would set an undesirable precedent to the detriment of the area. He circulated information which supported his view that the use was not A1.

Steve Weeks, Area Planning Manager stated that, on the information received with the application, Officers had formed the view that the use was within Use Class A1 although the applications themselves referred to a shopfront and signage rather than a change of use. He noted some of the information referred to by Mr Grix that may support this view.   However, he recommended that authority be delegated to him to grant approval subject to a review and advice by Legal Services.