®Planning appeal decision
Southgate Office Village, 286 Chase Road, Southgate, Greater London, N14 6HF
Planning appeal 3270885 at Southgate Office Village, 286 Chase Road, Southgate, Greater London, N14 6HF (London Borough of Enfield) was allowed on 14 December 2021 by Inspector Griffiths P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on (1) the character and appearance of the area (encompassing the issue of design) and linked to that the setting and thereby the significance of a range of designated heritage assets; and (2) the living conditions of existing residents of the area.
an application for full planning permission for demolition of office (B1) buildings and erection of mixed-use (C3) scheme ranging from 2 to 17 storeys with a dual use café (B1/A3), with associated access, basement car and cycle parking, landscaping, and ancillary works
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Griffiths P
- Postcode
- N14 6HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on (1) the character and appearance of the area (encompassing the issue of design) and linked to that the setting and thereby the significance of a range of designated heritage assets; and (2) the living conditions of existing residents of the area
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that the well-designed scheme caused no harm to heritage assets or living conditions, and remained in overall accordance with the development plan despite a technical conflict with the 'locations' element of Policy D9.
the limited harm of bypassing the plan-led process for identifying tall building locations was outweighed by the enormous benefits of open-market and affordable housing delivery in a well-designed scheme
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Core Policy 4CS Core Policy 5CS Core Policy 30DMD Policy DMD 6DMD Policy DMD 8DMD Policy DMD 10DMD Policy DMD 37DMD Policy DMD 38DMD Policy DMD 43London Plan Policy GG2London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy D9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
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.