Planning appeal decision
32 Colenso Drive, London, NW7 2EB
Planning appeal 3319939 at 32 Colenso Drive, London, NW7 2EB (London Borough of Barnet) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 9 October 2024 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the as-built rear dormer window constitutes a breach of planning control by failing to comply with the approved plans (ground c).
without planning permission, the construction of a rear dormer window
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- NW7 2EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the as-built rear dormer window constitutes a breach of planning control by failing to comply with the approved plans (ground c)
What decided it
The dimensional differences between the as-built dormer and the approved plans were de minimis and fell within the scope of the planning permission, therefore no breach of planning control occurred.
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