Barnet House, 1255 High Road, LONDON, N20 0EJ

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

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

Framework references: 132, 60, 81, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy DM05, Policy CS5, Policy D9, Policy D4, Policy D3, Policy DM01, Policy DM01e, Policy H4, Policy H5, Policy CS4, Policy DM10, Policy T6, Policy DM17, Policy D6, Policy S4, Policy DM14a, Policy DM16, Policy G6, Policy D8, Policy CS13, Policy D12

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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