Appeal 3339966
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
4 sections
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Section 01
Development description
described as “proposed garage conversion, new front porch, single storey side & rear extension & new pitched roof following demolition of existing front bay and rear lean-to”.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
The Council raise no objections to the design or impacts on adjoining occupiers of the proposed extensions and alterations. There are no reasons to disagree with these conclusions. Therefore, the main issue in this appeal is the effect of the use of the proposed patio on the living conditions of the adjacent residents.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal property (No 55) was undergoing extension and alteration works at the time of the site visit. The Council’s measurements indicate that the raised patio extending from the rear of the extension as shown on the ‘existing’ plans is 2.8m deep and 40cm high. The appeal proposals include further raising the height of the patio to 80cm. It would extend approximately 9.9m beyond the rearmost wall of the neighbouring property, No 53 and around 8.6m beyond the rear of No 57.
The ground level at the rear of the properties varies, sloping considerably down and away from the rear of No 55. The neighbouring No 57 is also significantly lower than the appeal property. The proposed increase in the patio height when considered alongside its siting and overall depth would result in unacceptable overlooking of the neighbouring properties when the patio is in use, despite boundary fencing and planting. There is no evidence to the contrary. This harm to neighbouring living conditions would be contrary to the provisions of Policies DMD8 and DMD37 of the Development Management Document, Policy CP30 of the Enfield Plan Core Strategy and Policy D4 of the London Plan (2021).
In terms of other objection comments received, the relationship of the proposed extensions to adjoining properties and its overall height were considered against the Council’s policies for such development and were found acceptable. Having regard to their spatial relationships and the distances from the boundaries, there are no reasons to disagree. Similarly, I agree with the Council that the proposal overall would not appear out of character with its context. Furthermore, sufficient information was provided to enable a planning decision to be made.
In conclusion, for the reasons set out above and having regard to all other matters raised, the appeal is dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 322No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 30 July 2024Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 13 July 2024 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3339966
- Application reference
- 23/04066/HOU
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Planning authority code
- E09000010
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Unknown
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- 40 m²
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 3 March 2024
- Valid date
- 17 March 2024
- Start date
- 15 April 2024
- Planning authority decision date
- 8 February 2024
- Appeal decision date
- 30 July 2024
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 54820
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:27
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21