®Planning appeal decision
Garage Site, land rear of 35-49 Gainsborough Road, London, N12 8AA
demolition of existing garages and erection of two x 2-storey buildings consisting of 9 self-contained flats (3 x 3-bed, 4 x 2-bed, 2 x 1-bed/1-person) all with private outside amenity space. Associated refuse and bicycle enclosures and soft landscaping. Car Free Development with S106 signed so unable to apply for residents parking permits
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrison F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of Gainsborough Road and Netherfield Road, with particular regard to outlook
- the living conditions of future occupiers, with regard to private outdoor space and outlook
- highway safety, in relation to car parking provision
What decided it
The proposal's substantial scale and massing would be visually incongruous and dominant in the area's otherwise open character, unacceptably harming the outlook of neighbouring and future occupiers, and without a secured mechanism to prevent parking permits, would create highway safety risks.
Plan policies cited: CSNPPF, CS1, DM01, CS9, DM17
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