Six affordable homes at Amy Johnson Court Mollison Way, Edgware

“The application site relates to a small site accommodating 15 single storey garages, with corrugated sheet pitched roofs are built up to the boundary of the site, with a concrete access road. The site also includes a small section of land at the rear that forms part of the communal area of Amy Johnson Court.”

“The current Amy Johnson Court building, and the application site has a rich and interesting history both in terms of its connection with the former Stag Lane Aerodrome, a 76 acre training airfield, and its association with the extraordinary Amy Johnson, a pilot and pioneer who learned to fly at the aerodrome and lived nearby. The site area is approx. 570sq metres, 0.057 Hectares. The proposal is to re-develop the garages associated with this site which are partly derelict…”

“It is noted the application site obtained Pre-Application advice prior to submitting the formal application which informed the current application.”

“Royal Air Force Air Restriction Blue Zone: Consultation only necessary on planning application for buildings/structures exceeding 91.4m.”

“Community Led affordable Housing (a) Provision of Community-Led Housing (CLH (as defined by the London Plan)) Five (5) Community-Led Homes must be provided as part of the Development and retained for community-led affordable housing purposes in perpetuity.”

“In line with our Development Management Policy 10, to make use of sustainable drainage measures to control the rate and volume of surface water runoff, to ensure separation of surface and foul water systems, make provision for storage and demonstrate arrangements for the management and maintenance of the measures used, the applicant should submit a surface water drainage strategy. This will be requested by way of conditioned…”

“Conditions and s106 needed to secure, manage and monitor habitats for 30 years. Green roof needs invertebrate features to prevent drying and support plant survival. Landscaping should support wellbeing and wildlife (hedgehogs, invertebrates, fruit/berry-bearing trees/shrubs).”

“A total of 29 consultation letters were sent to neighbouring properties regarding this application on the 23 rd of January 2025. The overall public consultation expired on 24 th of February 2025.”

“In total 0 no responses have been received.”

“DECISION: GRANTED subject to the conditions set out in the Officer’s report.”

“The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to Grant the application was unanimous.”