®Planning appeal decision
The Lincoln Arms, 155 Percival Road, Enfield, EN1 1QT
Planning appeal 3300255 at The Lincoln Arms, 155 Percival Road, Enfield, EN1 1QT (London Borough of Enfield) was allowed on 30 August 2023 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of existing public house (sui-generis) and construction of part 3, part 4, part 5 storey residential building (Class C3) with ground floor public house (Use Class E/sui-generis) and associated cycle and car parking, refuse storage and external landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis M
- Postcode
- EN1 1QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety with regard to the level of parking provided and its effect on on-street parking in the surrounding area
What decided it
The Council's failure to deliver housing at the required rate, triggering the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), meant that the substantial benefits of delivering 23 new homes of mixed sizes significantly and demonstrably outweighed the concerns about parking and the change to the area's character.
The substantial benefits of delivering 23 new homes of mixed sizes, combined with the retention of a public house and the proposal's accordance with the London Plan's car-free development approach, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the concerns about parking pressures and the change to the area's character, particularly given the Council's failure to meet housing delivery targets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy D9London Plan Policy T6London Plan Policy H10London Plan Policy S4Enfield Plan Core Strategy Policy 30Enfield Plan Core Strategy Policy CP5Enfield Plan Core Strategy Policy 24Enfield Development Management Document Policy DMD37Enfield Development Management Document Policy DMD43Enfield Development Management Document Policy DMD45Enfield Development Management Document Policy DMD8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 203
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in London Borough of Enfield
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Dismissed21 October 202660105412 Queen Annes Grove, Enfield, EN1 2JP
- Allowed20 October 2026600977328 Wolves Lane, London, N13 6DR
- Allowed28 August 202660083619 The Spinney, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 1LL
- Dismissed20 July 2026601035019 Wilbury Way, London, N18 1BU
- Dismissed3 June 202660048031 Moffat Road, London, N13 4SA
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.