®Planning appeal decision
10 Linden Close, London, N14 4DP
Planning appeal 3366035 at 10 Linden Close, London, N14 4DP (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 25 September 2025 by Inspector Armstrong N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- N14 4DP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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 2010-2025Core Policy 5 of The Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025Core Policy 30 of The Enfield Plan Core Strategy 2010-2025Policy 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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