24/0864/FUL
White House Tenterden Grove London NW4 1TD
Demolition of existing building and erection of a detached two storey building with rooms in the roofspace and basement comprising 7no. self-contained flats with basement level parking and associated turn table car lift and solar panels to roof. Provision of amenity space, refuse and cycle storage
The proposed building, by reason of its scale, bulk, massing, height, depth, design and siting, would amount to over-development, appearing as an unduly disproportionate and visually discordant addition, incongruous to the established pattern of development and detrimental to the character and appearance of the application site and surrounding area, contrary to Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy DPD (2012), Policy DM01 of the Development Management Policies DPD (2012), and the Residential Design Guidance SPD (2016)
The proposed development, by reason of its scale, bulk, massing, height, depth and siting, would appear unduly overbearing and result in a harmful loss of outlook, increased sense of enclosure and overshadowing to the property known as Stanmari, to the detriment of the visual and residential amenities of neighbouring occupiers, contrary to Policies D3 and D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policies DM01 and DM02 of the Development Management Policies DPD (2012), Policies CS1 and CS5 of the Council's Core Strategy (2012) and the Residential Design Guidance SPD (2016)
The proposed development by reason of its siting and design, would provide an unacceptably poor level of outlook for the habitable rooms of Flat 1 and bedrooms of Flats 2, 3, 4 and 5, as well as overlooking from first floor bedrooms to ground floor bedrooms and ground floor to basement level bedrooms, resulting in a sub- standard quality of accommodation, to the detriment of the residential amenity of future occupiers, contrary to Policies D3 and D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy DM01 of the Development Management Policies DPD (2012), Policies CS1 and CS5 of the Council's Core Strategy (2012), the Residential Design Guidance (2016) and 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 (2012), as well as policies DM01 and DM16 of the Adopted Development Management Policies DPD (2012), Policy G6 and G7 of the London Plan (2021) and the NPPF (2023).
The proposed development, by virtue of the addition of a new basement car park and associated lift, is likely to necessitate root severance, having a significant and unacceptable impact on trees situated within the Hendon Preparatory School and without the support of Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan, the proposal may have detrimental impact on the long term health and viability of these existing mature trees, contrary to Policy CS5, CS7, DM01, DM16 of the Development Management Policies DPD (adopted September 2012) and the Sustainable Design and Construction SPD (adopted October 2016), Policy G6 and G7 of London Plan (2021) and the NPPF (2023)