®Planning appeal decision
59-65 Main Avenue, Enfield, EN1 1DS
described on the application form as “redevelopment of land at the junction of Landseer Road and Main Avenue, Enfield EN1 1DS to provide new residential accommodation (Class C3) with associated amenity space, landscaping, refuse storage, cycle and car parking provision
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of future occupiers of the development with regard to the amount and quality of private outdoor space
- the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (3.8 years) triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the benefits of housing delivery and site regeneration outweighed the moderate weight afforded to the conflict with private outdoor space policy.
The benefits of delivering 9 houses and regenerating a visually poor site outweighed the moderate weight afforded to the conflict with policy on private outdoor space provision, with no other significant adverse impacts demonstrated, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: London Plan 2021 Policy D3, London Plan 2021 Policy D6, Enfield Core Strategy 2010 Policy CP4, Enfield Core Strategy 2010 Policy CP30, Enfield Development Management Document 2014 Policy DMD6, Enfield Development Management Document 2014 Policy DMD8, Enfield Development Management Document 2014 Policy DMD9, Enfield Development Management Document 2014 Policy DMD37, Enfield Development Management Document 2014 Policy SuDS Requirements
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.