157 and 159 at Former 157A and 157B Holden Road, LONDON, N12 7DU

Without planning permission, the construction of a three-storey building containing 6 self-contained flats

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Griffin E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the streetscene
The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupier at No 157 with particular regard to outlook and overlooking

What decided it

The harm to neighbours' living conditions could be adequately mitigated by suitably worded conditions, removing the need to refuse permission.

The significant benefit of housing six families and the sustainable location, together with no harm to the streetscene, outweighed the harm to neighbours' living conditions once that harm was significantly mitigated by conditions.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Policy DM01, Policy D3.D(1), Policy CS5, Policy D3, Policy D4

Judgments cited: Choiceplace Properties [2021] EHWC 1070(Admin)

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