Blocks 1 - 9 Britten Close and Chandos Way, London, NW11 7HW

the erection of a single-storey extension across all nine existing blocks to create 15no. self-contained flats with associated amenity space and provision of 11 additional car parking spaces and 26 cycle spaces

Authority: Barnet
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: NW11 7HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be permitted development as provided for by Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO
Whether prior approval should be granted, having regard to the matters set out in Paragraph A.2(1) of Part 20, Class A of the GPDO, in particular: the external appearance of the buildings; impacts on the amenity of the existing building and neighbouring premises including overlooking, privacy and the loss of light; and the transport and highways impacts of the development

What decided it

The rooftop pavilions, which were not minimal or incidental elements and could not be justified as ancillary facilities reasonably necessary to support the new dwellinghouses, meant the proposal exceeded the scope of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO.

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