®Planning appeal decision
4 Albuhera Mews, London, NW7 1FQ
Planning appeal 3357167 at 4 Albuhera Mews, London, NW7 1FQ (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 12 November 2025 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice are excessive (ground f).
without planning permission, the construction of a raised rear patio, a rear outbuilding and a brick boundary wall along the side boundary of the rear of the garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- NW7 1FQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice are excessive (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The steps required by the enforcement notice are consistent with remedying the breach of planning control and the 6-month compliance period is reasonable given the typical nature of the domestic works and lack of substantiated evidence of undue hardship.
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