Land Between 44 and 48 Formerly Known as 46 Brentmead Place, Golders Green, London, NW11 9LJ

erection of a single storey dwelling with rooms in the roofspace

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
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 would be suitably located in relation to flood risk, with particular regard to the sequential test

What decided it

The failure to submit a sequential test demonstrating that no reasonably available sites with lower flood risk exist for the proposed development, combined with the Flood Risk Assessment's omission of modelling for the garden areas in Flood Zones 2 and 3.

Framework references: 175, 181

Plan policies cited: Policy SI12 of the London Plan 2021, Policy ECC01 of the Local Plan, Policy ECC03 of the Local Plan, Policy CDH02 of the Local Plan, Policy CDH07 of the Local Plan

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