Drayton Nursery, Cattlegate Road, Enfield, EN2 9DJ

Without planning permission, the part change of use from nursery (Sui Generis) to a scaffolding business (Use Class B8) (outlined in blue for identification purposes only)

Authority: London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: King T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location of the development is consistent with the Council's spatial policy
Given that the development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the effect on openness and whether very special circumstances exist to override the policy objection
The effect of the development on the local highway network

What decided it

The development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt harmful to openness, conflicts with local spatial policies protecting horticultural uses, and lacks adequate information to demonstrate highway safety, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to override these fundamental policy objections.

Plan policies cited: DMD90, DMD91, DMD82, DMD89, CP33

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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