®Planning appeal decision
1 Woodfall Avenue, Barnet, EN5 2EZ
Planning appeal 3337956 at 1 Woodfall Avenue, Barnet, EN5 2EZ (London Borough of Barnet) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 April 2025 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A Ground (b): whether the matter alleged in the enforcement notice has occurred.
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
- Postcode
- EN5 2EZ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CDH01: Promoting High Quality DesignPolicy CDH05: Extensions
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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