®Planning appeal decision
10 Crossway, London, NW9 6RA
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy SI 12 of the London Plan 2021, Policy DM04 of the Barnet Development Management Policies Development Plan Document 2012, Policy CS NPPF of the Barnet Core Strategy 2012, Policy CS5 of the Barnet Core Strategy 2012, Policy CS13 of the Barnet Core Strategy 2012
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.