®Planning appeal decision
1 Woodfall Avenue, BARNET, EN5 2EZ
Retrospective planning application for single storey rear extension at upper ground floor level. Lower ground level basement extension with terrace area on the flat roof, front and rear roof lights
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A Ground (b): whether the matter alleged in the enforcement notice has occurred
- Appeal A Ground (f): whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
- Appeal A Ground (g): whether the period for compliance specified in the notice is reasonable
- Appeal B: the effect of the potential use of the terrace created on the flat roof of the lower ground floor extension on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to overlooking and loss of privacy
What decided it
The imposition of a condition requiring a timber privacy screen on the lower flat roof would mitigate overlooking effects to levels commensurate with residential estate settings and accord with local plan policies requiring acceptable privacy standards for neighbours.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy CDH01: Promoting High Quality Design, Policy CDH05: Extensions
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