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Dismissed14 February 20233304746

Garages Opposite Silverose House, Montrose Crescent, London, N12 0HD

Planning appeal 3304746 at Garages Opposite Silverose House, Montrose Crescent, London, N12 0HD (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Hickey A, 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 local and national planning policy for the location of new offices.

demolition of existing Class B8 former garages building and erection of a single storey building to provide office accommodation

Authority
London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector
Hickey A
Postcode
N12 0HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy for the location of new offices
  • the effect of the proposal on the character of the area

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate through a sequential test that the site is a suitable location for office development in a residential area outside any designated centre, combined with the unacceptable harm to residential character from the intensity of the proposed office use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM14Policy SD7Policy D3Policy CS NPPFPolicy CS1Policy CS5Policy DM01Policy DM02
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48

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