Planning appeal decision
17 Franklin Street, London, N15 6QH
Planning appeal 3279459 at 17 Franklin Street, London, N15 6QH (London Borough of Haringey) was dismissed on 4 October 2022 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted, having regard to the effect of the proposed development on the external appearance of the host dwelling.
Erection of one additional storey immediately above the existing building
- Authority
- London Borough of Haringey
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- N15 6QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted, having regard to the effect of the proposed development on the external appearance of the host dwelling
What decided it
The additional storey would be harmful to the external appearance of the host dwelling by creating a bulky and dominant appearance that is visually jarring and unsympathetic to the modest scale and regular form of the terrace and surrounding street.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP11 of the 2017 Haringey Local PlanPolicy DM1 of the 2017 Haringey Development Management DPDPolicy DM12 of the 2017 Haringey Development Management DPDPolicy D6 of the London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
- Judgments
- CAB Housing Limited v SSLUHC & Broxbourne; Beis Noeh Limited v SSLUHC & London Borough of Haringey; Mati Rotenberg v SSLUHC & London Borough of Haringey [2022] EWHC 208 (Admin); R (Mawbey) v Lewisham London Borough Council [2019] EWCA Civ 1016
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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