®Planning appeal decision
Barnet House, 1255 High Road, London, N20 0EJ
Planning appeal 3289161 at Barnet House, 1255 High Road, London, N20 0EJ (London Borough of Barnet) was allowed on 12 July 2022 by Inspector Worden M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to height, scale, massing and density.
the redevelopment of the site to deliver up to 260 homes and up to 709 sqm GIA of Class E commercial floorspace through the conversion of Barnet House from offices to residential, including extension at roof level, and the front, rear and side elevations alongside the provision of Class E use at ground floor of Barnet House, and the demolition of rear annex and erection of new residential buildings , together with associated public realm, landscaping, access improvements, car and cycle parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Worden M
- Postcode
- N20 0EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to height, scale, massing and density.
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that the limited and localised adverse character and appearance impacts did not outweigh the substantial benefits of the scheme, allowing him to find the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole.
the limited and specific adverse impacts on character and appearance from the widened main building and Block B were outweighed by the significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, re-use of the site and embodied carbon savings, employment space and public realm improvements, such that the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM05Policy CS5Policy D9Policy D4Policy D3Policy DM01Policy DM01ePolicy H4Policy H5Policy CS4Policy DM10Policy T6Policy DM17Policy D6Policy S4Policy DM14aPolicy DM16Policy G6Policy D8Policy CS13Policy D12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 132Paragraph 60Paragraph 81Paragraph 57
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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