28 Downage, LONDON, NW4 1AH

the erection of a part single, part two-storey front, side and rear extension including new front porch, alterations to the pitch of the roof including the insertion of roof lights and the creation of side and rear dormer windows to facilitate a loft conversion and the creation of a basement under the footprint of the house including rear light wells

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Somers J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal when taken as a whole complies with the Development Plan Policies of the London Borough of Barnet, and any other material considerations

What decided it

The proposal complies with the relevant development plan policies regarding design, character and appearance, and living conditions, and the Council's concerns about window proportions and other matters were not adequately justified or substantiated.

Plan policies cited: CS4, CS5, CS6, CS9, DM01, DM02, DM08, DM016, DM017

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