The consultation period for the planning application by developer and funfair owner George Irvin to replace two 2 storey houses in Barham park with four 3 storey houses has been extended to May 9th.
Brent Council has issued this notice:
Application Number: 22/4128
Location: 776 & 778, Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2HE
Proposal: Demolition of 2 existing dwellings and construction of 4x new three storey dwellinghouses, associated cycle and refuse storage, amenity space and boundary treatment.
View and track the application: Use the QR code or https://pa.brent.gov.uk
You can also use the computers at Brent's libraries.
Commenting on the application:
You may comment on-line by using the 'make comments' tab or by e-mailing planning.comments@brent.gov.uk. Make sure you provide the application number, your name and postal address. Your comments and address will be publically available, although your name won't be. You may check what the final decision is by selecting "track application" on our website.
Comments should be made by: 09 May 2023.
This link should take you directly to the Comments page on the Planning Portal. LINK
Although Brent Council has said the existing Covenant on the houses is not a planning matter I have made an FoI request regarding the valuation of the Covenant which is pertinent to any arrangement between the Trustees of Barham Park (chaired by Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt) and the developer:
1. Please confirm if you have acquired a professional valuation of the Covenant attached to the two properties at 776-778 Harrow Road, Barham Park that were sold to George Irwin.
2. If not, have Brent Council officers made their own valuation and informed the Trustees of Barham Park accordingly?
3. If either have been done, what is the valuation of the Covenant?
I understand that some councillors will not be taking up George Irvin's offer of free tickets for councillors' friends and families for entrance to his Roe Green Funfair. It may be worth asking your local councillor if they received the offer and have accepted.
Edited comment received:
ReplyDeleteIn the interest of openness, objectivity, impartiality and fairness all Councillors who have accepted or not accepted the offer of free tickets []from George Irvin should publish their names with details of why they made the decisions to accept or decline the offer of free tickets. Shall not hold my breath!!!
Apparently...
ReplyDeleteCllr Mo Butt, Leader of Brent Council is currently chair of the Barham Park Trust which is trying to get protective covenants removed for this development, they should instead be protecting this historic park!
His brother Cllr Saqib Butt and his brother-in-law Cllr Ajmal Akram are both on the planning committee.
Cllr Mili Patel is Deputy Leader of the Council and she is also on the Barham Park Trust while her husband is Cllr Matt Kelcher is Chair of the Planning Committee.
Cllr Mo Butt's fellow Tokyngton Cllr, Krupa Sheth, is also on the Barham Park Trust while her uncle Cllr Ketan Sheth is a Wembley Central councillor - Barham Park was recently moved into Wembley Central ward due to boundary changes.
Another Wembley Central Cllr Rajan-Seelan is also on the Planning Committee.
This needs full disclosure and these seeming 'compromised' councillors should not be able to decide on this planning application.
I wonder, regarding the covenants, don't they belong to the residents of Brent and not the Council? That means they have to ask the residents of Brent doesn't it? I bet Butt hasn't checked who has the benefits of the covenant on the cottages, and of course the land surrounding the buildings (which according to previous planning applications) which is actually still part of the park and shouldn't be built on according to Policy.
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