®Planning appeal decision
Land at Sopers Yard, 155 Bell Lane, London, NW4 2AP
‘Without planning permission, the change of use of the land to a mixed use of open air storage, waste transfer and used car sales lot.’
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Higenbottam H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the use and ancillary structures on the living conditions of nearby residents
- The effect of the use on highway safety
- The effect of the use on biodiversity
What decided it
The cumulative and significant harm to character and appearance, residents' living conditions, highway safety and biodiversity was not outweighed by the limited employment benefits or the temporary nature of the use sought.
the limited employment benefits of the use and the temporary nature of the consent sought did not outweigh the identified harms to character and appearance, living conditions, highway safety and biodiversity
Plan policies cited: Policy DM01, Policy DM04, Policy CS5, Policy DM16, Policy DM17, London Plan 2021 Policy G6, North London Waste Plan Policy 6 (emerging)
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