Policy information sourced from the Brent Local Plan
DMP1 Development Management General Policy
Subject to other policies within the development plan, development will be acceptable provided it is:
- of a location, use, concentration, siting, layout, scale, type, density, materials, detailing and design that provides high levels of internal and external amenity and complements the locality;
- satisfactory in terms of means of access for all, parking, manoeuvring, servicing and does not have an adverse impact on the movement network;
- provided with the necessary physical and social infrastructure;
- conserving and where possible enhancing the significance of heritage assets and their settings;
- maintaining or where possible enhancing sites of ecological importance;
- safe, secure and reduces the potential for crime;
- not unacceptably increasing, and where possible reducing, exposure to flood risk, noise, dust, contamination, smells, waste, light, other forms of pollution and general disturbance or detrimentally impacting on air or water quality;
- retaining existing blue and green infrastructure including water ways, open space, high amenity trees and landscape features and providing appropriate additions or enhancements where possible; and
- resulting in no loss of, and where possible enhancing, community facilities or other land/buildings for which there is an identified need.
For more information please see the Brent Local Plan