®Planning appeal decision
4 Bramley Road, London, N14 4HP
change of use from a single dwelling into two dwellings
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- N14 4HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed 2-bedroom dwelling would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to daylight and sunlight, outlook, floor-to-ceiling height and private amenity space
- whether the occupants of the 5-bedroom dwelling would have adequate living conditions with particular regard to floor-to-ceiling height and privacy
- the effect of using the front forecourt of the 2-bedroom dwelling as a primary outdoor amenity area on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The long-term harm to the living conditions of occupants and the character and appearance of the area significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing supply contribution, even applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The benefits of housing supply contribution and local economic benefits weigh significantly in favour, but the adverse impacts on living conditions and character and appearance attract greater significant weight that outweighs the benefits, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11, 49, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy D3 of the London Plan, Policy D5 of the London Plan, Policy D6 of the London Plan, Core Policy 4 of the Enfield Plan, Core Strategy 2010-2025, Core Policy 2 of the Core Strategy, Policy DMD8 of the Improving Enfield Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD9 of the Improving Enfield Development Management Document 2014, Policy DMD5 of the Improving Enfield Development Management Document 2014, Policy CP30 of the Core Strategy, Policy DMD37 of the Improving Enfield Development Management Document 2014
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