®Planning appeal decision
Land Formerly Known as British Gas Works, Albert Road, New Barnet, EN4 9BH
redevelopment of the site to provide 539 residential units (Use Class C3) within 13 buildings ranging from 4 to 7 storeys, with 267.1sqm of retail/commercial space and 112.7sqm of community space (Use Class A1/A2/A3/ A4/B1/D1/D2) at ground floor, new public realm with communal landscaped amenity areas, alterations and additions to existing highways arrangements plus the removal of existing elevated footbridge and creation of new pedestrian routes, 334 car parking spaces (including car club and accessible provision) with basement and surface level provision, secure cycle parking, servicing and other associated development
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilde J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular respect to design, sunlight and daylight, noise, overheating, parking, the quality and quantum of outdoor amenity areas, rubbish storage, the allocation of affordable housing and the proportion of family homes proposed
What decided it
The combined harm to character and appearance from the scale and massing of the development, together with cumulative design-related living condition shortcomings, was found to outweigh the substantial benefits of the scheme.
the substantial benefits of the scheme (539 new homes, 35% affordable housing, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain) did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan, the Framework and the National Design Guide arising from harm to character and appearance and design-related living condition shortcomings
Framework references: 219, 130, 126
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy CS5, Policy DMO1, Policy D14, Policy SI 4, Policy D6, Policy T6, Policy T6.1, Policy DM17, Policy DM08
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.