®Planning appeal decision
2 Brunswick Crescent, LONDON, N11 1EB
replace existing rear extension for a 2 storey rear extension and the creation of a new dwelling attached to the existing building to create a 2 bedroom end of terrace house
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether acceptable sized outside amenity space would be available for the occupiers of No 2 Brunswick Crescent and the proposed dwelling
- whether in the absence of off-street car parking the proposal would lead to an unacceptable level of on-street car parking stress on surrounding roads
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the dominant two-storey dwelling breaking the building line of Brunswick Park Road, combined with the provision of insufficient outside amenity space below local standards, outweighed the modest social and economic benefits of one additional dwelling in an area with a demonstrable five-year housing supply.
The modest social and economic benefits of one additional dwelling were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the failure to provide adequate outside amenity space.
Framework references: 130, 111, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy D1 of the London Plan 2021, Policy DM01 of Barnet's Local Plan Development Management Policies DPD 2012, Policy DM02 of Barnet's Local Plan Development Management Policies DPD 2012, Policy CS4 of Barnet's Local Plan Core Strategy 2012, Policy CS5 of Barnet's Local Plan Core Strategy 2012, Policy CS9 of Barnet's Local Plan Core Strategy 2012, Policy DM17 of Barnet's Local Plan Development Management Policies DPD 2012, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021
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.