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Notice upheld24 January 20253330301

The Yard @ The Spinney, 22 Hendon Wood Lane, Mill Hill, London, NW7 4HR

Planning appeal 3330301 at The Yard @ The Spinney, 22 Hendon Wood Lane, Mill Hill, London, NW7 4HR (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 24 January 2025 by Inspector Moore D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024) and relevant development plan policies.

without planning permission, the making of a material change of use of the land (shown edged in blue on attached Aerial Image 01) to a waste/recycling transfer and sorting yard and the erection of a structure (shown edged in yellow on attached Aerial Image 01) and permanent stationing of a shipping container (shown edged in green on attached Aerial Image 01) incidental to the making of the change of use

Authority
London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
minerals-waste · Change of use
Inspector
Moore D
Postcode
NW7 4HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024) and relevant development plan policies
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers, with regard to noise and disturbance
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and no very special circumstances exist to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM15Policy DM04Policy DM01Policy CS5Policy 5 of the North London Waste Plan (2022)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 143Paragraph 155

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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