®Planning appeal decision
21 Southfield Road, Enfield, EN3 4BU
Planning appeal 3245251 at 21 Southfield Road, Enfield, EN3 4BU (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 21 December 2021 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development provides satisfactory living conditions for residents, having particular regard to a communal kitchen.
the creation of a 5 bedroom house of multiple occupation to be occupied by up to 5 persons (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- EN3 4BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development provides satisfactory living conditions for residents, having particular regard to a communal kitchen
- whether the development achieves an appropriate energy efficiency standard
- whether the development meets the travel needs of residents
- whether the development provides adequate facilities for the storage and collection of refuse and re-cycling
What decided it
The inadequate communal kitchen facilities and layout resulting in unacceptable living conditions for up to five resident adults, combined with failure to achieve appropriate energy efficiency standards, conflicted with the development plan and could not be outweighed by the limited benefits of the HMO use.
The limited benefits of providing specialised lower-cost HMO accommodation were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm to living conditions from an inadequate communal kitchen and the limited harm from failure to incorporate energy efficiency measures.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy CP4Core Strategy Policy CP20Core Strategy Policy CP24Development Management Policy DMD5Development Management Policy DMD8Development Management Policy DMD37Development Management Policy DMD45Development Management Policy DMD50London Plan Policy T6.1
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.