®Planning appeal decision
6 Connaught Gardens, London, N13 5BN
conversion of a 5 bedroom house into 1 bedroom flat on ground floor and 2 bedroom flat on upper floors (first floor and loft)
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Caines A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the availability of family-sized housing within the Borough, having regard to the development plan and other material considerations
What decided it
The loss of a family-sized dwelling in a context of demonstrable local need for larger homes, contrary to the development plan, could not be outweighed by the limited benefits of providing one additional smaller unit, even under the tilted balance test.
The limited benefits of housing supply and economic growth were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable harm arising from the loss of family-sized housing in a context of identified local need; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DMD5, Policy DMD4, Core Policy 5, Policy GG4
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.