Planning appeal decision
36 Green Lane, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 7PR
Planning appeal 3346649 at 36 Green Lane, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 7PR (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 27 September 2024 by Inspector Willmer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 38 Green Lane, in terms of its potential to have such an overbearing and visually obtrusive impact as to result in an unacceptable sense of enclosure, loss of outlook or loss of light.
demolition of existing rear extension and erection of new rear extension to full width of site
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willmer P
- Postcode
- HA8 7PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 38 Green Lane, in terms of its potential to have such an overbearing and visually obtrusive impact as to result in an unacceptable sense of enclosure, loss of outlook or loss of light
What decided it
The proposed extension would cause a significant loss of sunlight to the neighbouring property's principal windows and garden, resulting in unacceptable harm to residential living conditions that outweighs the appellants' domestic needs.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the London Plan (Adopted March 2021)Policy CS5 of Barnet's Local Plan (Core Strategy) Development Plan Document (Adopted September 2012)Policy DM01 of Barnet's Local Plan (Development Management Policies) Development Plan Document (Adopted September 2012)
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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