24/01298/FUL

The proposed alteration to the front elevation by virtue of its centrally aligned fenestration and façade design incorporating two front doors, would appear as a visually jarring and incongruous addition in the streetscene and would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the existing building and the wider area. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policies D3 and D4 of the London Plan (2021), to Policy CP30 of the Core Strategy (2010), to Policies DMD6, DMD28, DMD37 and DMD38 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014), and to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023).

The proposed development by virtue of its inadequate floor areas, substandard floor-to-ceiling heights, failure to provide external amenity space, and due to a substandard quality of daylight and outlook in the lower ground bedroom, would result in poor and substandard quality accommodation incapable of meeting the reasonable needs of occupiers. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policies D3, D4, D5 and D6 of the London Plan (2021), to Policy CP30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), to Policies DMD5, DMD6, DMD8 and DMD9 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014), and to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023).

The proposed development, in the absence of an adequate flood risk assessment and sustainable drainage strategy, fails to demonstrate how proposed measures manage the risk of flooding and utilise Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) following the drainage hierarchy in the London Plan, contrary to Policies SI12 and SI13 of the London Plan (2021), to Policies CP21 and CP28 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), and to Policies DMD59, DMD60, DMD61 and DMD62 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014).

The proposed change of use, by virtue of the absence of robust evidence to support the loss of a retail unit in the Baker Street Large Local Centre, and by significantly breaking the continuity of the retail frontage in a local centre, would be detrimental to the vitality of the local centre and would reduce the provision of retail premises in the designated retail area, limiting the choices of local shoppers, and adversely impacting upon sustainable economic growth. Given this, the proposal fails to comply with Policy E9 of the London Plan (2021), with Policies CP17 and CP18 of the Core Strategy (2010), and with Policy DMD28 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014). Dated: 5 July 2024 Authorised on behalf of: Karen Page Head of Planning and Building Control Housing, Regeneration and Development Department Enfield Council PO Box 53, Civic Centre Silver Street, Enfield EN1 3XE If you have any questions about this decision, please contact the planning officer samuel.wong@enfield.gov.uk. List of plans and documents referred to in this Notice: Title/Number Version TYPE Location Plan Block Plan Design and Access Statement Highway Safety Impact Form Energy Strategy Report (Ref: 22-9303) dated May 2024 FEBRUARY24_346BS_01 JANUARY24_346BS_02 APPEAL GUIDANCE: Should you (an applicant or agent) feel aggrieved by the decision of the Council to either refuse permission or to grant permission subject to conditions, you can