Church Hall, Grove Road, Enfield, Southgate, London, N11 1LX

Planning appeal 3319952 at Church Hall, Grove Road, Enfield, Southgate, London, N11 1LX (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 26 February 2024 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would make suitable provision in respect of affordable housing.

redevelopment of site involving demolition of vacant church hall and construction of a part 5 and part 6 storey residential building to provide 4 maisonettes and 20 apartments with associated external works

Authority: London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Cross D
Postcode: N11 1LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would make suitable provision in respect of affordable housing

What decided it

The failure to robustly justify that affordable housing could not be provided on-site, combined with the lack of transparency and certainty in the fallback mechanism, meant the proposal conflicted with local and national planning policy on affordable housing delivery, and this conflict significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

The benefits of housing supply, design quality and site remediation carried no more than limited weight, whereas the conflict with local and national policy on on-site affordable housing delivery carried significant weight as an adverse impact, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H4 of the London Plan 2021Core Policy 3 (CP3) of the Council's Core Strategy 2010
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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