Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining Deans Court, Brook Avenue, Edgware, HA8 9XB
Planning appeal 3277045 at Land Adjoining Deans Court, Brook Avenue, Edgware, HA8 9XB (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 20 May 2022 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to policies concerned with development in areas at risk of flooding.
demolition of existing garage block and construction of 4no. part two, part three storey terraced houses including roof terraces, four integral carports and four additional parking spaces. Associated amenity space, refuse storage and bike stores
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- HA8 9XB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to policies concerned with development in areas at risk of flooding.
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
- The effect on the living conditions of existing occupiers at Deans Court with particular regard to privacy, outlook and sense of enclosure.
- The effect on biodiversity.
What decided it
The proposal failed the sequential test for flood risk as the sequential test area was artificially constrained, and the development would cause significant harm to character and appearance and to the living conditions of existing occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM04Policy CS9Policy CS5Policy DM01Policy DM16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 162
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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