®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed7 August 20253362371
257 Green Street, Enfield, EN3 7SH
the “conversion of a vacant commercial unit into a studio flat”
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (GPDO)
- Whether the transport impacts of the development are acceptable, with particular regard to cycle storage provision
- Whether flood risks in relation to the building are acceptable
- Whether any noise from commercial premises would have an unacceptable effect on the intended occupiers of the proposed development
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide substantive evidence that the appeal property had been lawfully used as an office for a continuous 2-year period as required by Class MA of the GPDO, and evidence indicated it was previously used as a betting office (sui generis use), which is outside the scope of permitted development.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.