®Planning appeal decision
53 Wakeman Hills Avenue, London, NW9 0TA
Planning appeal 3254360 at 53 Wakeman Hills Avenue, London, NW9 0TA (London Borough of Brent) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 June 2022 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether what is alleged constitutes a breach of planning control.
Without planning permission, the erection of a two-storey side and rear extension, single-storey rear extension, rear dormer window and roof extension
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- NW9 0TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether what is alleged constitutes a breach of planning control
- Whether at the date the notice was issued it was too late to take enforcement action
- Whether the steps required exceed what is necessary to achieve the purpose of the notice
- Whether the period specified in the notice falls short of what should reasonably be allowed
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the development was substantially completed 4 years before the notice was issued, and failed to prove that lesser steps than full demolition were necessary to remedy the breach.
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