®Planning appeal decision
1 Old Park Grove, Enfield, EN2 6PW
Planning appeal 3351415 at 1 Old Park Grove, Enfield, EN2 6PW (London Borough of Enfield) was allowed on 24 January 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an adequate sustainable drainage strategy that demonstrates how the risk of flooding would be managed and utilises Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems.
sub-division of site and erection of a detached 2-storey single family dwelling at side/rear accessed via Old Park Grove involving associated parking, refuse storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- EN2 6PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is an adequate sustainable drainage strategy that demonstrates how the risk of flooding would be managed and utilises Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
What decided it
The adequacy of the proposed sustainable drainage strategy to manage flood risk through a stone rubble rain garden with sufficient storage capacity for a 1 in 100-year event plus climate change.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SI 13 of the London PlanPolicy CP21 of the Enfield Council Core Strategy Adoption November 2010Policy CP28 of the Enfield Council Core Strategy Adoption November 2010Policy DMD59 of the Enfield Development Management Document Adopted November 2014Policy DMD60 of the Enfield Development Management Document Adopted November 2014Policy DMD61 of the Enfield Development Management Document Adopted November 2014Policy DMD62 of the Enfield Development Management Document Adopted November 2014
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.
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