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Dismissed20 February 20243322380

Land Between 2 And 4 Horseshoe Lane, , Totteridge, Barnet, London , N20 8NJ

Planning appeal 3322380 at Land Between 2 And 4 Horseshoe Lane, , Totteridge, Barnet, London , N20 8NJ (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 20 February 2024 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

erection of single dwellinghouse

Authority
London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Harrison F
Postcode
N20 8NJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt, and the purposes of including the land within it
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including trees, bearing in mind it would be within the Totteridge Conservation Area
  • the effect of the proposal on ecology and biodiversity
  • whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the moderate reduction in spatial openness, combined with less than substantial harm to the significance of the Totteridge Conservation Area, are not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of providing one additional dwelling, such that very special circumstances do not exist.

the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits from construction do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight attached to Green Belt harm by inappropriateness and loss of openness, and the great weight attached to less than substantial harm to the designated heritage asset of the Totteridge Conservation Area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G2Policy DM15Policy CSNPPFPolicy CS1Policy CS5Policy CS7Policy DM01Policy DM06Policy DM16Policy G7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 186
Judgments
Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; Dartford Borough Council v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 141; Turner v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466

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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