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Notice varied and upheld2 September 20253341487

Land at Sopers Yard, 155 Bell Lane, London, NW4 2AP

Planning appeal 3341487 at Land at Sopers Yard, 155 Bell Lane, London, NW4 2AP (London Borough of Barnet) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 September 2025 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred as a matter of fact (ground b).

- 1. The construction of hardstanding (shown in the approximate location edged in yellow on attached image 01), and; 2. The making of a material change of use of part of the land to use as a dwellinghouse and the stationing of a caravan and erection of connecting structures (both shown edged in red on attached 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
other · Change of use
Inspector
Brownless E
Postcode
NW4 2AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred as a matter of fact (ground b)
  • Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f)

What decided it

The enforcement notice was fundamentally defective in its description of the alleged breach regarding the caravan and residential use, requiring correction and deletion of that allegation to ensure fairness to the appellant.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan Policy D6

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