®Planning appeal decision
20 Victoria Road, Edmonton, London, N18 2UF
Planning appeal 3288526 at 20 Victoria Road, Edmonton, London, N18 2UF (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 21 October 2022 by Inspector Hatfield T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would pass the Sequential and Exception Tests and would be safe from flooding without increasing flood risk elsewhere.
conversion of dwelling to three self-contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
- Postcode
- N18 2UF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would pass the Sequential and Exception Tests and would be safe from flooding without increasing flood risk elsewhere
- Whether the development would result in an excessive clustering of flat conversions, which local planning policy seeks to resist
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to outlook, internal living space, and access to private outdoor amenity space
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The development failed to pass the Sequential and Exception Tests for flood risk and would result in an excessive clustering of flat conversions contrary to Policy DMD 5.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 28Policy DMD 5Policy DMD 8Policy DMD 9Policy DMD 37Policy DMD 59Policy DMD 60Policy DMD 62Policy DMD 68Policy 6 of the London Plan (2021)Policy D6 of the London PlanPolicy D8 of the London Plan
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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