Planning appeal decision
10 Crossway, London, NW9 6RA
Planning appeal 3299668 at 10 Crossway, London, NW9 6RA (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 10 July 2023 by Inspector Dowsett J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the potential for flooding.
Demolition of existing detached garages. Construction of a pair of semi-detached houses
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dowsett J
- Postcode
- NW9 6RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the potential for flooding.
What decided it
The sustainability benefits to the community from a two-house scheme are insufficient to outweigh the high flood risk from fluvial and surface water flooding, and therefore the first limb of the exception test is not met.
The modest sustainability benefits from a small-scale two-house scheme do not outweigh the high flood risk to the site, and the proposal fails the exception test despite satisfying the sequential test.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SI 12 of the London Plan 2021Policy DM04 of the Barnet Development Management Policies Development Plan Document 2012Policy CS NPPF of the Barnet Core Strategy 2012Policy CS5 of the Barnet Core Strategy 2012Policy CS13 of the Barnet Core Strategy 2012
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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