®Planning appeal decision
27 Park Avenue, LONDON, N18 2UP
conversion of the property to two flats, two bedroom at ground floor and three bedroom to first/loft floors
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clark L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development provides adequate living conditions for existing occupiers with particular regard to internal living space and layout, floor-to-ceiling heights and private amenity space
- whether or not adequate arrangements are made to manage flood risk
What decided it
The proposal fails to provide adequate living conditions in terms of internal space, layout, floor-to-ceiling heights and private amenity space, conflicting with development plan policies aligned with the Framework's amenity standards, and the flood risk assessment is insufficient to demonstrate the development would be safe and not increase flood risk elsewhere.
The benefit of creating one additional dwelling in a sustainable location was outweighed by the adverse impacts on living conditions of occupiers and unresolved flood risk, such that the proposal does not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 12, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy CP4 of the Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025, Policy DMD5 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD8 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD9 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD37 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy SI 12 of the London Plan, Policy SI 13 of the London Plan, Policy DMD59 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD60 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD61 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD62 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD63 of the Development Management Document 2014, Policy CP21 of the Core Strategy, Policy CP28 of the Core Strategy, Policy CP29 of the Core Strategy
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.