11 Broadoak Avenue, ENFIELD, EN3 6TS

conversion of existing 7-bed house into 2 separate houses, 1 x 5-bed and 1 x 2-bed

Authority: London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents in terms of the provision of internal living space
Whether parking provision is acceptable having regard to highway safety and the promotion of sustainable transport modes

What decided it

The inadequate internal floor area of the proposed 2-bedroom unit, failing to meet minimum space standards and thereby providing unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, combined with the unacceptable overprovision of parking that undermines sustainable transport objectives, outweighed the limited housing benefit.

The harm identified in respect of inadequate internal living space and overprovision of parking significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefit of the additional housing when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, and the conflict with the development plan was not outweighed by other considerations including the Framework

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy CP4 of the Enfield Core Strategy 2010, Policy DMD8 of the Enfield Development Management Document 2014, Policy T6.1 of the London Plan, Policy T1 of the London Plan, Policy T2 of the London Plan, Policy T4 of the London Plan, Policy T6 of the London Plan, Policy CP24 of the Enfield Core Strategy, Policy DMD45 of the Enfield Development Management Document, Policy DMD5 of the Enfield Development Management Document, Policy CP25 of the Enfield Core Strategy, Policy DMD47 of the Enfield Development Management Document, Policy 45 of the Enfield Development Management Document

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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