®Planning appeal decision
Development Site At Rear Of 148 To 172, High Street, Barnet, EN5 5XP
Planning appeal 3362120 at Development Site At Rear Of 148 To 172, High Street, Barnet, EN5 5XP (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 11 November 2025 by Inspector Burley P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal scheme would prejudice the delivery of planning permission 18/4700/FUL and the benefits secured through the associated section 106 agreement.
‘Outline application for the erection of a 4-storey building comprising 8 flats (first, second & third floor), affordable ground floor commercial (Class E), associated car parking and infrastructure with landscaping reserved’
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burley P
- Postcode
- EN5 5XP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal scheme would prejudice the delivery of planning permission 18/4700/FUL and the benefits secured through the associated section 106 agreement
- whether the reduction in the amount of employment space proposed, when compared with the previously-approved scheme for this site, has been adequately justified
- whether the appeal scheme would result in unacceptable highways impacts
- whether suitable living conditions for the future residential occupiers of the development would be provided with regard to the amount of outdoor amenity space provided
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the living conditions of 166-168 High Street with specific regard to privacy and overlooking
What decided it
The reduction in employment floorspace compared with the approved scheme has not been adequately justified, and the absence of evidence demonstrating sufficient private outdoor space for the proposed dwellings, taken together, outweigh the benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BLP Policy HOU01BLP Policy ECY01BLP Policy ECY02BLP Policy TRC03BLP Policy CDH07BLP Policy CDH01BLP Policy TOW01
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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