Following the Brent Planning Committee's decision to approve the expansion of Byron Court Primary School to accommodate more than 1,000 children, Barry Gardiner, the Labour MP for Brent North, has asked the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to call in their decision and recommends its overturn on the grounds that it sets a dangerous precedent for planning applications for similar sized schools and that the application has not been made in compliance with the National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF).
The Planning Committee is statutorily independent of the Council but Gardiner's decision marks a significant moment in his relationship with the Council.
Below you will find Gardiner's letter to residents and his letter to the Secretary of State.
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The Planning Committee is statutorily independent of the Council but Gardiner's decision marks a significant moment in his relationship with the Council.
Below you will find Gardiner's letter to residents and his letter to the Secretary of State.
