®Planning appeal decision
494-504 Neasden Lane North, London, NW10 0EA
Planning appeal 3315059 at 494-504 Neasden Lane North, London, NW10 0EA (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 8 January 2025 by Inspector Renaudon L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development for which permission was granted on 29 April 2019 has been started; and if it was started before that permission otherwise expired.
the proposed completion of the development [for which permission w]as granted [on] 29 April 2019, under planning ref: 19/0335 comprising the erection of a second storey above current first floor above shopfront with converted roofspace to create two additional floors containing 5 new flats (1 x 3 bed, 1 x 2 bed, 1 x 2 bed and 2 x 1 bed), creation of internal staircase from existing first floor to second floor, erection of 2 x balcony at second floor level rear, associated external alterations and parking to the rear, incorporating the addition of 3 x double car stacking systems within the rear service yard. Summary
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Renaudon L
- Postcode
- NW10 0EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development for which permission was granted on 29 April 2019 has been started; and if it was started before that permission otherwise expired
What decided it
The appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the excavation works undertaken were referable to the approved development and that the development had been lawfully begun within the three-year permission period.
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