GARDEN HOUSE, 3 CONVENT CLOSE , HADLEY WOOD, EN5 5FJ

installation of rear dormer to existing first floor room

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Livingstone C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the development on the appeal property and the character or appearance of the Monken Hadley Conservation Area and whether it would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building Hadley Bourne

What decided it

The modest 3% increase in building volume and the contemporary design approach that preserves the subservient character of Garden House within the conservation area and the setting of the listed building Hadley Bourne.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy DM15, Policy D3, Policy CS NPPF, Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy DM01, Policy DM06

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