14 Gaywood Avenue, Cheshunt, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 8QD

Without planning permission, the subdivision of the property to create two independent dwellings

Authority: Broxbourne Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Walker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the appeal development provides sufficient garden amenity space for the occupants of the 1-bedroom dwelling
whether or not the appeal development provides adequate parking provision for the 3-bedroom and 1-bedroom dwellings

What decided it

The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii, engaged by the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, means that the benefits of delivering an additional home on previously developed land in a sustainable location outweigh the adverse impact of the lack of garden amenity space for the 1-bedroom dwelling.

The benefits of delivering an extra home on previously developed land in a reasonably sustainable location outweigh the adverse impact of the lack of garden amenity space for the 1-bedroom dwelling under the tilted balance test

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy DSC1, Policy EQ1, Policy TM5

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