®Planning appeal decision
74 Brent Park Road, LONDON, NW4 3HR
without planning permission, the material change of use of the rear garden outbuilding to self-contained residential accommodation
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the use of the building as self-contained residential accommodation on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether suitable living conditions are provided for existing and future occupiers of the building, having regard to internal floorspace and private outdoor amenity space
- The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential property, having regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The use of the building as self-contained residential accommodation conflicts with the development plan on three grounds—harm to character and appearance, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, and harm to neighbouring amenity—with no material considerations to indicate the decision should be made otherwise.
Plan policies cited: BLP Policy CDH01, BLP Policy HOU03, BLP Policy GSS01, LP Policy D6, LP Policy D4, BLP Policy CDH07
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.