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Dismissed7 March 20243323144

Lycium Properties Ltd, 288 Southbury Road, Enfield, EN1 1TR

Planning appeal 3323144 at Lycium Properties Ltd, 288 Southbury Road, Enfield, EN1 1TR (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 7 March 2024 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development with regard to the local development strategy.

commercial business use ‘employment hub’, involving the redevelopment of the site for up to seven storeys of mixed use development – basement car parking, retail/ cafe/ offices at ground floor level, offices at first floor level and residential use above

Authority
London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Willis S
Postcode
EN1 1TR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development with regard to the local development strategy
  • The effect of the proposed development on the future operation of nearby business premises, with particular regard to the Strategic Industrial Location (SIL)
  • Whether the proposed development makes appropriate provision for affordable housing and family housing
  • The effect of the proposed development on flood risk
  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Southbury House, with particular regard to sunlight and daylight
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole and the Framework on multiple material grounds, with no considerations that outweigh the identified harm.

The moderate benefits of housing supply and economic benefits do not outweigh the substantial harm to the Strategic Industrial Location function, the failure to provide appropriate affordable and family housing, the unresolved flood risk, the significant harm to living conditions of adjacent residents, and the unacceptable harm to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy E4 London PlanPolicy E5 London PlanPolicy E7 London PlanPolicy H4 London PlanPolicy H5 London PlanPolicy H6 London PlanPolicy H10 London PlanPolicy D13 London PlanPolicy D6 London PlanPolicy D3 London PlanPolicy D4 London PlanPolicy SI12 London PlanPolicy SI13 London PlanCore Policy 14 Enfield Core StrategyCore Policy 3 Enfield Core StrategyCore Policy 5 Enfield Core StrategyCore Policy 37 Enfield DMDPolicy 28 Enfield Core StrategyPolicy DMD19 Development Management DocumentPolicy DMD25 Development Management DocumentPolicy DMD59 Development Management DocumentPolicy DMD60 Development Management DocumentPolicy DMD61 Development Management DocumentPolicy DMD62 Development Management DocumentPolicy DMD9 Development Management DocumentPolicy 6.2 North East Enfield Area Action Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 59

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