®Planning appeal decision
698 Finchley Road, London, NW11 7NE
Planning appeal 3295028 at 698 Finchley Road, London, NW11 7NE (London Borough of Barnet) was allowed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II listed Roman Catholic Church of St Edward The Confessor, and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Demolition of the existing building and erection of a part single, part two and part five storey building comprising of office space (Use Class E(c)) at ground floor level with 9no. self-contained flats (comprising of 7x 2 bed 2 x 3 bed units) on the upper floors; and 11 car parking spaces at basement level accessed via Hoop Lane associated amenity space, refuse storage and cycle parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- NW11 7NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II listed Roman Catholic Church of St Edward The Confessor, and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to the provision of external amenity and play space
What decided it
The existence of an extant 2008 planning permission for a similar 5-storey scheme provided a material fallback position that meant the marginal increase in height and scale of the proposed scheme would not result in materially greater harm to the Church's setting or character of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy D6Policy S4Policy CS5Policy CS1Policy DM01Policy DM02Policy DM06Policy DM17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 16Paragraph 187
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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