®Planning appeal decision
The Lincoln Arms, 155 Percival Road, ENFIELD, EN1 1QT
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 57, 203
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D9, London Plan Policy T6, London Plan Policy H10, London Plan Policy S4, Enfield Plan Core Strategy Policy 30, Enfield Plan Core Strategy Policy CP5, Enfield Plan Core Strategy Policy 24, Enfield Development Management Document Policy DMD37, Enfield Development Management Document Policy DMD43, Enfield Development Management Document Policy DMD45, Enfield Development Management Document Policy DMD8
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.