®Planning appeal decision
582 Lordship Lane, Wood Green, London, N22 5BY
Planning appeal 3287462 at 582 Lordship Lane, Wood Green, London, N22 5BY (London Borough of Haringey) was dismissed on 12 April 2022 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development provides satisfactory living conditions for its occupants with respect to their outlook and light.
Change of use of basement forming part of the ground floor flat into a self-contained basement flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Haringey
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- N22 5BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development provides satisfactory living conditions for its occupants with respect to their outlook and light
- Whether the development provides satisfactory living conditions for its occupants with respect to cycle and waste storage
What decided it
The failure to provide satisfactory light and outlook to the kitchen/living/dining room, which significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefit of providing one additional housing unit even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of poor light and outlook significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing an additional housing unit when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM12SP11DM1D6 of The London Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130
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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