®Planning appeal decision
937 Green Lanes, LONDON, N21 2PB
convert this run down vacant ex nursing home into 3 flats, Flat 1 - 3 Bedroom 3 bathroom on the ground floor. Flat 2 - 3 Bedroom 3 bathroom on the first floor. Flat 3 - 1 bedroom 1 bathroom in the loft. The proposed building work is to build a first floor extension to the rear and rebuild the loft space and roof has collapsed
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and area
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the oversized, visually awkward crown roof addition with steep angles that would unbalance the semi-detached pair and detract from the architectural integrity of the buildings outweighed the modest housing benefits in the planning balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The adverse impacts of the proposal in causing significant harm to character and appearance would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery and sustainable location when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Core Policy 30 of the Core Strategy 2010, Policy DMD 8 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD 13 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD 37 of the Development Management Document 2014
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.