45 Etchingham Park Road, Barnet, London, N3 2EB

erection of a two-storey dwelling following demolition of the existing garage. Associated landscaping, parking and cycle parking and refuse and recycling storage. Installation of an air source heat pump

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Skelly C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regards to outlook and privacy
local biodiversity, including protected species

What decided it

The considerable harm to the character and appearance of the area combined with unacceptable harm to neighbouring residents' privacy outweighed the minor benefit of providing an additional family-sized dwelling.

Plan policies cited: Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy CDH01 of the Barnet Local Plan (2025), Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy CDH07 of the Barnet Local Plan, Policy G6 of the London Plan, Policy ECC07 of the Barnet Local Plan

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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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