®Planning appeal decision
34 West Avenue, LONDON, NW4 2LJ
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the property to an educational facility in conjunction with the neighbouring educational facility at 27 Green Lane and the construction of a outbuilding to the rear of the site for use as a classroom with attached perspex roof, and 1no air conditioning unit on the roof of the outbuilding incidental to the making of the change of the use
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular reference to noise and disturbance and loss of outlook
- The loss of residential accommodation
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The demonstrable temporary need for the school's continued operation on the site, balanced against the significant but time-limited harm caused by the outbuilding, led the Inspector to grant a temporary planning permission.
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the outbuilding was weighed against the practical necessity of the outbuilding for the school's continued operation and the identified need for school places, with the balance tipping in favour of a temporary permission rather than outright refusal.
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy D14, Policy H8, Policy S3, Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy DM01, Policy DM04, Policy DM07, Policy DM13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.