Plans to build flats on Tube station car park rejected

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Plans to build flats on Tube station car park rejected



A plan to build flats on the car parks of a suburban Tube station has been resoundingly
rejected in a setback for Transport for London’s (TfL) development programme.

Councillors threw out plans to build blocks up to seven storeys high at Arnos Grove
Underground Station in Southgate at a meeting of Enfield’s planning committee
yesterday.

Planning chiefs at the council had recommended the 162-home build-to-rent scheme
for approval, claiming the proposals “align with relevant local, regional and national
policy”.

But the committee disagreed after hearing objections from residents, councillors and
an MP, who criticised the housing mix, the impact on the Grade II-listed station and
the loss of 292 parking spaces.

The decision is a setback for TfL’s plans to develop Tube station car parks in suburban
north London, including at Cockfosters, High Barnet and Finchley Central – all of which
are larger schemes.

After more than three hours of debate, 11 committee members voted against planning
officers’ recommendations, with chairman Sinan Boztas abstaining.

All members then voted to refuse the scheme.

The application will now be referred to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who can confirm
or overturn the committee’s decision.

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