®Planning appeal decision
Holtwhites Hotel, 92 Chase Side, ENFIELD, EN2 0QN
a change of use from Hotel (Use Class C1) to residential home for up to 6 residents living together as a single household and receiving care (Use Class C3b)
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Beeby C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the future occupiers of the development and the occupiers of Buckworth Court with particular regard to the provision of private amenity space
- The safe and efficient operation of the highway network in the vicinity of the appeal site
- The choice of transport modes available to future occupiers of the proposed development and their caregivers
What decided it
The proposal's failure to demonstrate adequate private amenity space provision and safe, sufficient parking arrangements, combined with the absence of cycle parking facilities, created unacceptable harm to living conditions and highway safety that could not be overcome.
The proposal's limited benefits (potential shared activities with the day care facility) were substantially outweighed by the unacceptable harm to living conditions, highway safety and sustainable transport provision, with no material considerations indicating the decision should depart from the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy DMD 9, Policy DMD 15, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D6, Policy CP 4, Policy DMD 8, Policy CP 25, Policy DMD 45, Policy DMD 47, Policy T6, Policy T6.1, Policy T5, Policy CP 24, Policy CP 30
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.