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Allowed9 October 20233320237

Land R/O 296 Hoe Lane, Enfield, EN1 4JL

Planning appeal 3320237 at Land R/O 296 Hoe Lane, Enfield, EN1 4JL (London Borough of Enfield) was allowed on 9 October 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to privacy.

a new two storey dwelling

Authority
London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
EN1 4JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to privacy
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrian movements
  • the effect of the proposed development on waste management

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d, and the conclusion that the benefits of additional housing would not be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the minor harm to neighbouring privacy.

The benefits of additional housing delivery in an established urban area, given the shortfall in five-year housing land supply, outweighed the minor harm to the privacy of occupiers of No. 298 Hoe Lane.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Enfield Development Management Document (DMD) (2014) Policy DMD7Enfield Development Management Document (DMD) (2014) Policy DMD8Enfield Development Management Document (DMD) (2014) Policy DMD37Enfield Development Management Document (DMD) (2014) Policy DMD6Enfield Development Management Document (DMD) (2014) Policy DMD45Enfield Development Management Document (DMD) (2014) Policy DMD47Enfield Development Management Document (DMD) (2014) Policy DMD48Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025 (CS) (2010) Policy CP30Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025 (CS) (2010) Policy CP24Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025 (CS) (2010) Policy CP25Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025 (CS) (2010) Policy CP45London Plan (2021) Policy D4London Plan (2021) Policy D6London Plan (2021) Policy T6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 11dParagraph 56Paragraph 112Paragraph 130
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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.

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