®Planning appeal decision
698 Finchley Road, LONDON, NW11 7NE
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 16, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D6, Policy S4, Policy CS5, Policy CS1, Policy DM01, Policy DM02, Policy DM06, Policy DM17
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.