Planning appeal decision
397 Cockfosters Road, Enfield, EN4 0JS
Planning appeal 3294731 at 397 Cockfosters Road, Enfield, EN4 0JS (London Borough of Enfield) was allowed on 13 March 2023 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether varying condition 2 would provide an appropriate affordable housing contribution.
Redevelopment and erection of part 2, part 3 storey building with lower ground level (basement) to provide 11 self contained flats with solar panels, terraces and balconies and associated landscaping and parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Symmons J
- Postcode
- EN4 0JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether varying condition 2 would provide an appropriate affordable housing contribution
What decided it
The revised affordable housing contribution of £13,838, calculated using the same viability methodology as the original scheme and confirmed by the Council's own assessor, was found to be appropriate and in accordance with development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP3 of the Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025Policy DMD1 of the Enfield Development Management Document 2014
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55
- Judgments
- Norfolk Homes Limited v North Norfolk District Council & another [2020] EWHC 2265 (QB)
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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