At the Harrow Council September Cabinet Meeting Conservative Councillors agreed new planning policies which will help protect our suburbs from inappropriate developments.

At the July Harrow Council Cabinet meeting, the Conservative administration adopted a Tall Buildings Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). 

In simple terms, this is additional planning policy guidance which sets out where tall buildings are, and are not, acceptable in Harrow.

While there has been progress, Conservative Councillors are by no means complacent. We know there is still much more that needs to be done to restore pride in Harrow.

In the next 12 months you can expect to hear about the following:

Last week, Harrow Conservatives put forward a motion asking Councillors to confirm their support for the Council's legal challenge against Sadiq Khan's ULEZ expansion.

The motion called for Councillors to: 

As promised during the May Council election, Harrow Conservatives have reviewed and reassessed the Council's regeneration strategy for Byron Corner, Poets Corner and Peel Road.

Harrow Council is led by the Cabinet, a team of 10 Councillors who are each responsible for a portfolio which oversees a Council department and/or service. Find out more about the new Conservative Cabinet members below:

Harrow Council’s new Conservative administration is formally reviewing the Council’s planning and regeneration policies as well as improving the quality and living standards of proposed new developments. The Conservative Council is committed to protecting the suburban character of Harrow.

The developer, who was refused planning permission to build on 265 The Ridgway last year, has lost an appeal to overturn the Council’s refusal and force through planning permission for several tower blocks on the site.
 

At the November Full Council meeting, Conservative Councillors proposed a motion which would have seen Harrow Council introduce a free bulk waste collection service and improved street cleaning services.

On Wednesday 28 July the Planning Committee considered an application to build a massive development comprising of seven storey high tower blocks at 265 The Ridgeway. The Committee voted to REFUSE this application.