Planning application · Barnet
24/3639/FUL.
360-362 Watford Way London NW4 4XA
Full / Other Planning at 360-362 Watford Way London NW4 4XA, received 16 Sep 2024 — refused on 13 Nov 2024 (delegated, Edith Leung).
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Refused
Outcome
13 Nov 2024
8 wks
Decision time
inside the 8-week target
—
Conditions
not captured
18
Documents
18 linked
0
Objections
0 in support
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the Barnet planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application
What is it?
Conversion of existing 4no. flats into 8no. self-contained flats including: Single storey rear extension; Roof extension involving hip to gable to both sides, 2no. rear dormer windows and 6no. rooflights to front roofslope; Associated amenity space, refuse storage, cycle store and off-street parking
Reference
24/3639/FUL
Type
Full Application
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
NW4 4XA
Ward
Council
Received
16 Sep 2024
Validated
18 Sep 2024
Target date
13 Nov 2024
Decision date
13 Nov 2024
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Refused
Council register
Reference
24/3639/FUL
Type
Full Application
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
NW4 4XA
Ward
Council
Received
16 Sep 2024
Validated
18 Sep 2024
Target date
13 Nov 2024
Decision date
13 Nov 2024
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Refused
Council register
Documents
What was filed?
Document
Published
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Decision
What happened?
Refused on 13 Nov 2024, delegated decision by Edith Leung — 8 weeks from submission.
Timeline
Date
Event
16 Sep 2024
Application received
18 Sep 2024
Application validated
13 Nov 2024
Statutory target date
13 Nov 2024
Delegated decision: Refused · Edith Leung
16 Sep 2024
Application received
18 Sep 2024
Application validated
13 Nov 2024
Statutory target date
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13 Nov 2024
Delegated decision: Refused · Edith Leung
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The proposed sub-division of the property to form 8 no. self-contained flats would
result in the loss of 2-bed units for which there is a known demand and the
proliferation of 1-bed units which would fail to reflect the published housing mix
priorities. Added to its low PTAL rating and distance to a station or town centre, the
proposal would fail to meet the criteria as set out for the sustainable redevelopment
of larger homes and the strategic aim to prioritise delivery of family homes from the
existing housing stock, to the detriment of the character of the host property and
surrounding area and contrary to Policies D3, D14 and H10 of the London Plan
(2021), Policies DM01, DM04 and DM08 of the Local Plan Development
Management Policies DPD (adopted September 2012), emerging Policy HOU02
and HOU03 of the draft Local Plan (Regulation 19) (2021) as amended, the
Residential Design Guidance SPD (2016) and the Sustainable Design and
Construction SPD (2016)
2
The proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion and rear dormers, by reason of their
scale, bulk, massing, siting and design, would result in a disproportionate and
unsympathetic over-development of the original building, to the detriment of the
character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area, contrary to
Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy CS5 of the Adopted Barnet Core
Strategy DPD (2012) and Policy DM01 of the Adopted Barnet Development
Management Policies DPD (2012), and the Barnet Residential Design Guidance
SPD (2016) and Policies CDH01,CDH02 and CDH05 of the draft Local Plan
(Regulation 19) (2021) as amended
3
The proposed development, by reason of insufficient internal floor to ceiling height
to Flat 4, would fail to support the creation of an inclusive environment in terms of
daylight penetration, ventilation and cooling, and sense of space and by reason of
its layout, would provide an unacceptably poor level of outlook for the bedrooms of
Flat 1 and compromised privacy to the bedrooms of Flat 1 and the habitable room
windows of Flat 2, result in a substandard 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 DPD
(2012), the Residential Design Guidance (2016) and Sustainable Design and
Construction SPD (2016) and Policy CDH01 (Draft) Local Plan (Regulation 19)
(2021) as amended.
4
In the absence of a retrospective Preliminary Ecological Appraisal or Biodiversity
Net Gain Assessment and calculation using the Statutory Small Site Metric to
demonstrate 10% Net Gain above the baseline of the site prior to the deliberate site
clearance, insufficient information has been submitted to determine how the
proposed development would protect and enhance biodiversity. As such, insufficient
information has been submitted to enable the LPA to properly assess its impact in
accordance with its duty under Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural
Communities Act 2006 or determine an acceptable level of mitigation, and it is
considered that the proposed development could cause potential undue harm to
wildlife and protected species and fail to secure net biodiversity gain, contrary to
Schedule 7a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Policy G6 of the London
Plan (2021), Policies CS NPPF and CS7 of Barnet's Local Plan Core Strategy DPD
(2012) and Policies DM01 and DM16 of the Adopted Development Management
Policies DPD (2012) and Policy ECC06 of the draft Local Plan (Regulation 19)
(2021) as amended
1
The proposed sub-division of the property to form 8 no. self-contained flats would
result in the loss of 2-bed units for which there is a known demand and the
proliferation of 1-bed units which would fail to reflect the published housing mix
priorities. Added to its low PTAL rating and distance to a station or town centre, the
proposal would fail to meet the criteria as set out for the sustainable redevelopment
of larger homes and the strategic aim to prioritise delivery of family homes from the
existing housing stock, to the detriment of the character of the host property and
surrounding area and contrary to Policies D3, D14 and H10 of the London Plan
(2021), Policies DM01, DM04 and DM08 of the Local Plan Development
Management Policies DPD (adopted September 2012), emerging Policy HOU02
and HOU03 of the draft Local Plan (Regulation 19) (2021) as amended, the
Residential Design Guidance SPD (2016) and the Sustainable Design and
Construction SPD (2016)
2
The proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion and rear dormers, by reason of their
scale, bulk, massing, siting and design, would result in a disproportionate and
unsympathetic over-development of the original building, to the detriment of the
character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area, contrary to
Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy CS5 of the Adopted Barnet Core
Strategy DPD (2012) and Policy DM01 of the Adopted Barnet Development
Management Policies DPD (2012), and the Barnet Residential Design Guidance
SPD (2016) and Policies CDH01,CDH02 and CDH05 of the draft Local Plan
(Regulation 19) (2021) as amended
3
The proposed development, by reason of insufficient internal floor to ceiling height
to Flat 4, would fail to support the creation of an inclusive environment in terms of
daylight penetration, ventilation and cooling, and sense of space and by reason of
its layout, would provide an unacceptably poor level of outlook for the bedrooms of
Flat 1 and compromised privacy to the bedrooms of Flat 1 and the habitable room
windows of Flat 2, result in a substandard 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 DPD
(2012), the Residential Design Guidance (2016) and Sustainable Design and
Construction SPD (2016) and Policy CDH01 (Draft) Local Plan (Regulation 19)
(2021) as amended.
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4
In the absence of a retrospective Preliminary Ecological Appraisal or Biodiversity
Net Gain Assessment and calculation using the Statutory Small Site Metric to
demonstrate 10% Net Gain above the baseline of the site prior to the deliberate site
clearance, insufficient information has been submitted to determine how the
proposed development would protect and enhance biodiversity. As such, insufficient
information has been submitted to enable the LPA to properly assess its impact in
accordance with its duty under Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural
Communities Act 2006 or determine an acceptable level of mitigation, and it is
considered that the proposed development could cause potential undue harm to
wildlife and protected species and fail to secure net biodiversity gain, contrary to
Schedule 7a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Policy G6 of the London
Plan (2021), Policies CS NPPF and CS7 of Barnet's Local Plan Core Strategy DPD
(2012) and Policies DM01 and DM16 of the Adopted Development Management
Policies DPD (2012) and Policy ECC06 of the draft Local Plan (Regulation 19)
(2021) as amended
Policies cited
D3D14H10DM01DM04DM08HOU02HOU03CS5CDH01CDH02CDH05D6CS1G6CS7DM16ECC06NPPF
Public response
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People
Who is involved?
Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Place
What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.