New plans to demolish The Case Is Altered pub and build 30+ flats

A DEVELOPER has submitted a second proposal to demolish a derelict Wealdstone pub to make way for flats after councillors rejected the first.
Fruition Properties was refused planning permission by Harrow Council in October 2008 to tear down the former The Case Is Altered boozer in High Street to make way for apartments. The firm then lost its subsequent appeal.
One year later and the firm has submitted a revised scheme to pull down the vacant eyesore building, which lies next door to Wealdstone Police Station, and build 36 flats and one shop in a five-storey block in its place.
Acton-based Fruition Properties says it has "resolved" the problems in the original plan that led to it being rejected: an over-intensive use of the site, and an adverse effect on the character of the Grade II building next door through its poor design and scale.
In its supporting statement, the developer says: "The high quality of architectural design will provide a safe and enjoyable environment for residents.
"The retail unit will provide employment, convenience and maintain commercial activity on the High Street."
It is planned to construct 17 one-bed flats, four one-bed bedsits, 14 two-bed flats and one three-bed flat - none of them affordable - with 37 bicycle spaces and no car parking, along with 447 sq m of shop space.