®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 25 Manor Road, Barnet, London, EN5 2LE
Planning appeal 3327897 at Land Adjacent to 25 Manor Road, Barnet, London, EN5 2LE (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Livingstone C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether future occupiers would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions in terms of internal floor areas, floor to ceiling heights, built in storage areas, outdoor amenity space, internal layout and aspect.
clearance of existing structures on site and the erection of a two storey building, plus accommodation at roof level, to provide 5no. residential units with associated parking, landscaping, refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
- Postcode
- EN5 2LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether future occupiers would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions in terms of internal floor areas, floor to ceiling heights, built in storage areas, outdoor amenity space, internal layout and aspect
- whether the proposal would provide a variety of sizes of new homes to meet housing need
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance and privacy
What decided it
The proposed development would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants in terms of ceiling heights, private external amenity space, and aspect, contrary to Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy DM04 of Barnet's Local Plan (Development Management Policies) Development Plan Document 2012Policy DM08 of Barnet's Local Plan (Development Management Policies) Development Plan Document 2012Policy DM01 of Barnet's Local Plan (Development Management Policies) Development Plan Document 2012Policy DM02 of Barnet's Local Plan (Development Management Policies) Development Plan Document 2012Policy CS5 of Barnet's Local Plan (Core Strategy) Development Plan Document 2012Policy CS1 of Barnet's Local Plan (Core Strategy) Development Plan Document 2012
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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