®Planning appeal decision
Colebrook Court, Kitts End Road, Barnet, EN5 4QG
the conversion and extension of a detached garage to create a dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wilson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on protected trees
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
- If the proposed development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposed development
What decided it
The failure to provide certainty that the protected trees would not be adversely affected by the specific development proposed, which conflicted with development plan policies and could not be outweighed by the housing benefits.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of the London Plan 2021, Policy ECC05 of the Barnet Local Plan 2025, Policy ECC06 of the Barnet Local Plan 2025, Policy ECC07 of the Barnet Local Plan 2025, Policy CDH01 of the Barnet Local Plan 2025, Policy CDH05 of the Barnet Local Plan 2025, Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.