99 Park Road London NW4 3PA

1. 1.The proposed conversion of the single family dwellinghouse into flats would have an adverse impact on the character and setting of the surrounding area. The change of use would be located in an inappropriate location given the established wider character consisting of single family dwellings. The proposed change of use intensifies the use of the site through an increase in overall activity and the comings and goings, including visitors and guests, as well as the relocation of the main entrances to the side, harming both the character of the immediate area and the amenities of neighbouring residents through excessive footfall. The change of use would be unacceptable in principle, contrary to Policies D3 and D14 of the London Plan (2021), Policies CDH01, ECC02 and HOU03 of the Barnet Local Plan (2025) and the Sustainable Design and Development Guidance SPD (2026)
2. 2.The proposed scheme would result in a two-storey rear extension which would dominate the host site, appearing incongruous within the context of the surrounding setting, failing to adhere to the scale, massing, design and building lines of other properties in the surrounding area; resulting in an overdevelopment of the dwellinghouse. This in conjunction with the proposed relocation of the front entrances to the side of the property and alteration of the front fenestration would be at odds with the established character of the surrounding setting and fail to respect the character of the local area, contrary to the high quality design aspirations of the NPPF (2025), Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies CDH01 and CHD05 of the Barnet Local Plan (2025) as well as the Sustainable Design and Development Guidance (2026).
3. 3.The scheme results in the creation of poor-quality units to the detriment of future occupiers. The poor consideration to the layouts of the proposed units would have the Kitchen/Living/Dining room of Flat 2 being located over a bedroom of Flat 1. Furthermore, the proposed dining space for flat 1 would be located with their windows facing a small alleyway resulting in the poor provision of light and outlook to this habitable room as well as being overlooked by users of the side passageway. There would be no defensible space for the residents of Flat 1 using the living and kitchen space or the single bedroom from anyone parking to the front. Therefore, the proposal would result in poor noise transference between units, poor outlook and light to habitable rooms as well as a poor relationship between the two flats that would result in excessive and poor levels of privacy to Flat 1 to the detriment of the residential amenities of the future occupiers and contrary to Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), CDH01 and HOU03 of the Barnet Local Plan (2025) as well as the Sustainable Design and Development Guidance (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

NW4 3PA

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

27 August 2026

Consultation expiry

24 September 2026

Target decision date

22 October 2026

Statutory period

56 days

Site notice start

3 September 2026

Site notice end

24 September 2026

Planning Portal ID

PP-15187008

Documents

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