Planning appeal decision
218 Woodhouse Road, North Finchley, Barnet, London, N12 0RS
Planning appeal 3328242 at 218 Woodhouse Road, North Finchley, Barnet, London, N12 0RS (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 12 March 2024 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be permitted development, having regard to Article 3(4) of the GPDO.
change of use from retail (Class E) to 1no dwellinghouse (Class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- N12 0RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be permitted development, having regard to Article 3(4) of the GPDO
What decided it
The restrictive wording of Condition 2 ('for no other purpose') in the 2008 planning permission clearly evinced an intention to exclude all uses other than Class A2, thereby restricting the operation of the GPDO under Article 3(4).
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