®Planning appeal decision
10 Linden Close, LONDON, N14 4DP
conversion of dwelling house to 2 x self contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Armstrong N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to the internal floor to ceiling height of the loft floor flat
- the effect of the proposed development on the provision of family housing
What decided it
The loft floor flat would provide substandard accommodation failing to meet minimum ceiling height requirements and the proposal would result in net loss of family housing when local need is greatest for larger units.
The limited housing benefit of one additional unit of substandard quality and loss of family housing were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on living conditions and housing mix, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of The London Plan (2021), Policy D3 of The London Plan (2021), Policy GG4 of The London Plan (2021), Core Policy 4 of The Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025, Core Policy 5 of The Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025, Core Policy 30 of The Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025, Policy DMD 5 of the Improving Enfield Development Management Document (2014), Policy DMD 8 of the Improving Enfield Development Management Document (2014), Policy DMD 4 of the Improving Enfield Development Management Document (2014)
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.