®Planning appeal decision
64 Gifford Street, LONDON, N1 0DF
the erection of a 5 storey (plus basement) residential building comprising 9 self contained flats (7 x 2 bed & 2 x 3 bed) with associated terraces, landscaping, refuse, cycle storage and associated alterations
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of adjacent residential properties, with particular reference to outlook and sense of enclosure
What decided it
The proposal's dominant and incongruous visual relationship to the existing period terrace, combined with significant harm to the living conditions of adjacent residents through outlook loss and sense of enclosure, outweighed the limited benefit of one additional residential unit.
The limited benefit of additional living accommodation (one additional unit compared to the extant permission) did not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and living conditions, and the conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 127, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D4, Policy CS8, Policy DM2.1
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