®Planning appeal decision
6 The Town, Enfield, EN2 6LE
Planning appeal 3332768 at 6 The Town, Enfield, EN2 6LE (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 25 October 2024 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the living conditions of the occupiers of the development would be acceptable, with regard to internal and external space.
retention of HMO 5 rooms (5 people)
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- EN2 6LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the living conditions of the occupiers of the development would be acceptable, with regard to internal and external space
What decided it
The inadequate internal and external space, combined with the absence of communal living areas and private amenity space, results in unacceptable living conditions for occupiers that conflict with development plan policies requiring high-quality, people-focused design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy D4Policy D5Policy D6Policy CP30Policy DMD6Policy DMD8Policy DMD9Policy DMD37Policy D8
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.