Land R/O Onslow Parade, Hampden Square, Southgate, London, N14 5JN

construction of new two storey building to create 3no flats and office space with ancillary parking and landscaping

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Symmons J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

effect of the proposal on character and appearance of the area
effect of the proposal on town centre and the existing local commercial units' vitality and viability
whether or not the proposal's residential use would impose living condition restrictions on the use of the existing commercial units
effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the existing occupants of the maisonette
highway safety with particular regard to the servicing and delivery arrangement and whether or not the development would lead to an unacceptable increase in demand for on-street car parking in the area

What decided it

The cumulative harm to character and appearance, vitality and viability, living conditions of existing occupants, and highway safety, combined with the absence of material considerations to outweigh the development plan conflicts, necessitated dismissal of the appeal.

Framework references: 48

Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS1, Policy CS NPPF, Policy DM01, Policy DM14, Policy DM17, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D6

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