®Planning appeal decision
Rear of 3-7 Seaforth Gardens and 35 Broad Walk, LONDON, N21 3BT
Development of the site for 3 detached dwelling houses, incorporating soft and hard landscaping and installation of boundary fencing
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and the appearance of the area
- Whether it would provide safe access to the highway
- The number of car parking spaces
- The effect on trees on and adjacent to the appeal site
- Whether it would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed houses
What decided it
The considerable harm to character and appearance from the uncharacteristic backland siting and scale of the houses, combined with the unsatisfactory vehicle access creating highway safety concerns, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
The benefits of delivering three new family houses on a windfall site in a sustainable location, supporting housing supply in the context of the Council's significant shortfall, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable harm to character and appearance and the unsatisfactory vehicle access with potential highway safety impacts.
Plan policies cited: Policy DMD7, Policy CP5, Policy CP30, Policy DMD6, Policy DMD8, Policy DMD37, Policy CP24, Policy CP25, Policy DMD45, Policy DMD46, Policy DMD47, Policy DMD80, Policy CP4, Policy T6.1
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.