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Quashed On Legal Grounds21 August 20253319231

20A St. Georges Road, London, N13 4AS

Planning appeal 3319231 at 20A St. Georges Road, London, N13 4AS (London Borough of Enfield) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 21 August 2025 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether conditions 1 and 4 imposed against planning permission TP/10/1258 have been breached for a period of at least ten years and that both the use of the roof of the single-storey rear extension for recreational purposes and the existing balustrading/metal railings were lawful within the meaning of section 191(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Without planning permission, a balustrade has been erected on the roof of the single storey rear extension, with the roof of the extension being used for recreational purposes, contrary to conditions 1 and 4 imposed on planning permission TP/10/1258, dated 7 January 2011

Authority
London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
King T
Postcode
N13 4AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether conditions 1 and 4 imposed against planning permission TP/10/1258 have been breached for a period of at least ten years and that both the use of the roof of the single-storey rear extension for recreational purposes and the existing balustrading/metal railings were lawful within the meaning of section 191(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The appellant successfully demonstrated through statutory declarations and photographic evidence that the roof terrace had been used continuously for recreational purposes since November 2012, achieving immunity from planning control, and the balustrading was not harmful to the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

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