®Planning appeal decision
18 Underne Avenue, London, N14 7NE
Planning appeal 3311480 at 18 Underne Avenue, London, N14 7NE (London Borough of Barnet) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 July 2023 by Inspector Satheesan R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of 16 & 20 Underne Avenue in terms of daylight, outlook, and privacy.
Without Planning Permission: the erection of a single storey rear extension with associated raised patio and steps (edged in red in the attached images); The erection of a wall adjoining the single storey rear extension built on top of the raised patio to a total height exceeding 2 metres (edged in yellow in the attached images); The raising of the level of the rear garden, (edged in blue in the attached images) and; The erection of boundary fencing (with 20 Underne) that exceeds 2 metres in height
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
- Postcode
- N14 7NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of 16 & 20 Underne Avenue in terms of daylight, outlook, and privacy
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the neighbouring occupiers' outlook and privacy from the raised patio, wall and fencing, together with the harm the fencing caused to the character and appearance of the area, resulted in conflict with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh it.
the harm to neighbours' living conditions and to the character and appearance of the area from the fencing was found to conflict with the development plan, and there were no material considerations, including the claimed fallback position, sufficient to justify a decision otherwise than in accordance with the plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM01Policy CS5Policy D3Design SPD
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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