Planning appeal decision
254-256 Hertford Road, Enfield, EN3 5BL
Planning appeal 3324187 at 254-256 Hertford Road, Enfield, EN3 5BL (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 25 March 2024 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 252 Hertford Road, with particular regard to outlook and light.
a “retrospective application about the erection of a first-floor infill construction in the central part of the site
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Pearce S
- Postcode
- EN3 5BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 252 Hertford Road, with particular regard to outlook and light
- whether the development would affect the setting of non-designated heritage assets, with particular regard to 258 Hertford Road, a locally designated heritage asset
What decided it
The significant adverse effect on outlook for occupiers of 252 Hertford Road from the first-floor window, caused by the visually dominant form of the extended two-storey development, was determinative in dismissing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP30Policy DMD37Policy D3Policy DMD8Policy HC1Policy CP31Policy DMD44
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 209
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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