®Planning appeal decision
Trinity Methodist Church, 90 Hodford Road, Golders Green, London, NW11 8EG
the change of use of church office rooms to form a separate studio flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with respect to noise, disturbance and internal living space
What decided it
The absence of any noise assessment, mitigation measures or soundproofing, combined with the substandard internal living space of 37 m² against a guideline minimum of 50 m², meant the proposal would not provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers.
The modest benefit from addition to local housing supply of one unit in an accessible location was outweighed by the potential harm to future occupants from inadequate living conditions caused by noise, disturbance and substandard internal living space.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM04, Policy DM02, Policy DM01, Policy 3.8
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.