®Planning appeal decision
Land at 2 Colindeep Gardens, LONDON, NW4 4RU
Without planning permission, the use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO Use Class C4)
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McEntee K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the compliance period of 6 months specified in the enforcement notice is reasonable and proportionate, having regard to changes to section 21 of the Housing Act making eviction more difficult
What decided it
The effective compliance period of approximately 10 months from the decision date, combined with the 4 months already elapsed, was considered reasonable and proportionate to balance the interests of current tenants and the need to remedy the breach.
The balance struck between the need for current tenants to seek alternative accommodation and the need to bring the unauthorised use to an end, with a 10-month effective compliance period deemed proportionate.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.