®Planning appeal decision
3 Church Hill , Southgate, London, N21 1LS
Planning appeal 3274439 at 3 Church Hill , Southgate, London, N21 1LS (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 26 November 2021 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would accord with relevant local policies regarding the supply of family housing.
conversion of single family dwelling house into 3 self-contained flats involving single storey rear extension, part first floor side extension, part second floor side extension together with conversion of garage with alterations to front elevation with associated bin storage and cycle parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
- Postcode
- N21 1LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would accord with relevant local policies regarding the supply of family housing
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, in particular those at 1 Church Hill
- Whether it would make provision for sustainable drainage measures to offset the increase in impermeable surfacing at the site
What decided it
The cumulative harm from breaching family housing policy, harm to character and appearance, and harm to neighbouring living conditions outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and conversion of a vacant property.
The benefits of housing delivery, conversion of a vacant property, and sustainable location attracted moderate weight but were outweighed by the considerable weight of harm from clustering of conversions in breach of policy and harm to character and appearance, plus moderate weight of harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMD5Policy DMD37Policy CP30Policy DMD6Policy DMD8Policy DMD11Policy DMD14Policy CP21Policy DMD61
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.