®Planning appeal decision
3 Church Hill , Southgate, London, N21 1LS
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy DMD5, Policy DMD37, Policy CP30, Policy DMD6, Policy DMD8, Policy DMD11, Policy DMD14, Policy CP21, Policy DMD61
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.