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Dismissed2 March 20223273691

161 Churchgate Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9EJ

Planning appeal 3273691 at 161 Churchgate Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9EJ (Broxbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 March 2022 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of the existing house and the erection of a building to provide five self-contained flats

Authority
Broxbourne Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Parsons J
Postcode
EM8 9EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, having regard to noise and disturbance
  • Whether a ground floor pedestrian entrance for the flats would comply with designing out crime planning policy, having regard to surrounding surveillance and lighting

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance arising from the building's bulk, massing and the extensive rear parking courtyard, combined with unaddressed impacts on neighbouring residents' garden use, was determinative and conflicted with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

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