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Dismissed21 October 20266010541

2 Queen Annes Grove, Enfield, EN1 2JP

Planning appeal 6010541 at 2 Queen Annes Grove, Enfield, EN1 2JP (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 21 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the residential character of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to activity, noise, and disturbance.

Change of use from Use Class C3(b) (residential care for 6 people) to Use Class C2 (residential care for 7 people)

Authority
London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Postcode
EN1 2JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the residential character of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to activity, noise, and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The significant harm to residential character and living conditions arising from the uncertain intensification of use, which substantially outweighed the modest benefits of accommodating a single additional bedspace in an existing care setting.

The adverse effects comprising significant harm to residential character and neighbouring living conditions substantially outweighed the proposal's social, health, environmental, and economic benefits, which attracted only moderate positive weight given the limited scale, lack of demonstrated acute local need, and unquantified wider benefits.

What the Inspector cited

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