First And Second Floors, 22 Station Road, The Hale, Edgware, HA8 7AB

conversion of first and second floor offices (Use Class E) to 2no self-contained residential units (Use Class C3) involving roof extension involving rear dormer window and 2no front and 1no rear facing rooflight

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pipe C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of Edgware Town Centre
the level of amenity space of future occupiers
highway and pedestrian safety

What decided it

The realistic fallback position that the office space could be converted to an alternative Class E use without planning permission, combined with the identified need to increase housing supply within town centres, outweighed the policy conflict regarding loss of office space.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM14, Policy DM02, Policy DM17, Policy CS9, Policy CS15, Policy D7

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