®Planning appeal decision
7 Bellevue Mews, London, N11 3HF
Planning appeal 3358520 at 7 Bellevue Mews, London, N11 3HF (London Borough of Barnet) was allowed on 13 February 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use as one self-contained flat subsisted continuously for the four year period prior to the date of the application and is thus immune from enforcement action.
Use as one self-contained flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- N11 3HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use as one self-contained flat subsisted continuously for the four year period prior to the date of the application and is thus immune from enforcement action
What decided it
The Council's acceptance that the additional evidence submitted by the appellant was sufficient to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the use as one self-contained flat subsisted for the required four year period.
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