22/0671/FUL

The proposal would result in the loss of a dwelling into flats in a road characterised by houses and consequently would harmfully increase noise and disturbance by virtue of increased coming and going and associated general activity and result in an over-intensive use that will have an adverse effect on amenity, contribute towards change in the function and character of the street and be out of character with the established pattern of development, contrary to Policies D3 and D14 of the London Plan (2021), Policies CS1 and CS5 of the Local Plan Core Strategy (adopted September 2012), Policies DM01, DM02 and DM04 of the Development Management Policies DPD (adopted September 2012), the Residential Design Guidance SPD (adopted 2016) and the Sustainable Design and Construction SPD (adopted 2016)

The proposed development, by reason of its size, siting, bulk, height and design, would result in a discordant, visually dominant and overbearing development, which would fail to respect the appearance, scale, mass, height and pattern of surrounding buildings, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the application site and the street scene, contrary to Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policies CS1 and CS5 of the LB Barnet Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012) and Policy DM01 of the LB Barnet Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2012)

The proposed development, by reason of its scale, height, design and siting, would have an imposing and overbearing impact, leading to an unacceptable loss of outlook, loss of daylight/sunlight and increased sense of enclosure to the neighbouring property at No 84 Oakhampton Road, to the detriment of the residential amenities of these neighbouring occupiers and contrary to Policy DM01 of the LB Barnet Development Management Policies DPD (2012), Policy CS5 of the LB Barnet Core Strategy DPD (2012), Policy D3 and D6 of the London Plan (2021) and the Sustainable Design and Construction SPD (2016)

No Preliminary Ecological Appraisal or Preliminary Roost Assessment has been undertaken and as such the Local Planning Authority is therefore unable to properly assess the likely presence/absence of protected species, including bats, and therefore any potential impact on protected species and their habitats. In the absence of detailed information it is considered that the proposed development could cause undue harm to protected species contrary to the duty conferred by Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, policy CSNPPF of Barnet's Adopted Core Strategy (2018), as well as policies DM01 and DM16 of the Adopted Development Management Policies DPD (2012), and Policy G6 of the London Plan (2021)