®Planning appeal decision
8 Roundmoor Drive, Cheshunt, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 9HE
described on the application form as “Proposed erection of two story back addition, single story side addition and conversion of extended and altered property into two family sized flats”
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fallon R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for off-road parking
- the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular regard to amenity space
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance from the side extension filling the corner plot gap and the conversion to two flats, combined with inadequate and unsafe private amenity space for future occupiers, outweighed the limited housing benefit of a single additional dwelling.
The limited benefits of one additional dwelling towards housing supply and local economic activity were outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance and poor living conditions for future occupiers.
Framework references: 116, 124, 125, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy TM5, Policy DSC1
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.