®Planning appeal decision
2 Burgess Avenue, London, NW9 8TY
Planning appeal 3314499 at 2 Burgess Avenue, London, NW9 8TY (London Borough of Brent) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 October 2024 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the outbuilding provides satisfactory living conditions by virtue of its size, privacy, amenity space and personal bin and cycle storage.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the outbuilding to the rear of the premises to residential use AND Without planning permission, the erection of a timber framed extension onto the rear extension of the premises
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- NW9 8TY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the outbuilding provides satisfactory living conditions by virtue of its size, privacy, amenity space and personal bin and cycle storage
- The effect of the residential use of the outbuilding on the character of the area
- The effect of the residential use of the outbuilding on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants by virtue of noise and disturbance
- The effect of the timber framed extension on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the timber framed extension on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants
What decided it
The outbuilding fails to provide satisfactory living conditions for its occupants due to its modest size and limited external amenity space, and its self-contained residential use harms the character of the area contrary to development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BH12Policy DMP1Policy BH13Policy D6Policy D3Policy BD1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.