Edgehill Manor, Highwood Hill, LONDON, NW7 4HP

partial demolition of Edgehill Manor (retention of front facade) garage and outbuilding. Construction of a new dwellinghouse

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bayliss G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
Whether or not the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Mill Hill Conservation Area, and the effect on the significance of a locally listed building
Whether or not any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt and cause material harm to the significance of a locally listed building and the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, with insufficient public benefits to clearly outweigh these harms and establish very special circumstances.

Framework references: 154, 195, 205, 206, 208, 209

Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of The London Plan (2021), Policy CS1 of Barnet's Local Plan Core Strategy (2021), Policy CS7 of Barnet's Local Plan Core Strategy (2021), Policy DM15 of Barnet's Local Plan Development Management Policies, Policy HC1 of the London Plan, Policy DM01 of Barnet's Local Plan Development Management Policies, Policy DM06 of Barnet's Local Plan Development Management Policies

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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