26 Cecil Road, ENFIELD, EN2 6TG

redevelopment of site involving demolition of existing building and erection of part 3, part 4 storey residential block consisting of 8 units with secured access from Cecil Road and associated landscaping works with provision for refuse store, cycle spaces and an accessible visitor parking space

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, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Enfield Town Conservation Area (CA), and its effect on the significance of Enfield Library, which is a locally listed building
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers of the units with regard to outlook, daylight and sunlight and outdoor space
The effect of the proposal on flood risk with regard to surface water drainage
Whether the cycle parking proposed would be appropriate
Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory parking arrangements and promote the use of sustainable transport

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the Enfield Town Conservation Area and the setting of Enfield Library, which carries great weight and outweighs the public benefits of housing delivery.

The significant public benefits of providing 8 residential units on previously developed land in an accessible location, with modest short-term economic benefits, were insufficient to outweigh the great weight that even less than substantial harm to a designated heritage asset carries.

Framework references: 11, 57, 199, 202, 203

Plan policies cited: DMD 6, DMD 8, DMD 37, DMD 44, DMD 9, CP Policy 31, CP Policy 30, CP Policy 21, CP Policy 28, DMD 59, DMD 60, DMD 61, DMD 62, DMD 45, DMD 47, DMD 48, DMD 25, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy DMD 61, London Plan Policy T5, London Plan Policy T6, London Plan Policy T6.1

Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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