®Planning appeal decision
738-742 High Road, LONDON, N12 9QD
described on the application form as ‘Demolition of the existing building and the erection of a new mixed-use development with a commercial ground floor/basement unit and 19no. self-contained flats arranged over 5 storeys, along with a roof terrace communal amenity area and car parking arranged over the basement
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Coyne C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of its future occupiers and on those of the neighbouring occupiers of no. 744 High Road having regard to privacy
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of its future occupiers having regard to daylight and sunlight
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the future occupiers of unit nos. 12 and 17 having regard to outlook
- whether it would be economically viable for the proposal to provide affordable housing in accordance with the relevant policies of the adopted development plan for the area
What decided it
The cumulative material harm to living conditions from loss of privacy, inadequate daylight/sunlight and poor outlook outweighed the viability-based justification for providing no affordable housing.
The economic viability of providing no affordable housing, supported by an executed Unilateral Undertaking with review mechanisms, was not of sufficient weight to outweigh the material harm identified to living conditions, so the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM01, Policy D3, Policy D6, Policy CS4, Policy DM10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.