Brent serves more Planning Enforcement Notices than any other council in England
Brent is our busiest borough for enforcement appeals. We help homeowners and developers who have fallen foul of the planning enforcement system. In some cases, we can work with the council to resolve enforcement problems. In others, we apply for retrospective planning permission. Often, we submit a planning appeal. The main reason Brent is so […]
Barnet served more planning enforcement notices than almost every other council in 2022
Just Planning is an appeal specialist and we appeal dozens of planning Enforcement Notices every year. Barnet is one of our busiest council areas and government figures have revealed that they issued Enforcement Notices than almost any other council in England in the year to June 2022. There were 3,501 Enforcement Notices issued in England […]
Our repeated successes on householder planning appeals in west and north-west London
We are pleased to have had a number of appeal successes following refusals of planning permission for extensions in west and north-west London, especially in the boroughs of Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Brent and Barnet. Our last 7 appeal successes have been in these 5 boroughs. They refuse more applications, and more householder applications in particular, […]
The London boroughs of Hillingdon, Greenwich & Richmond feature highly in our recent planning appeal successes…
We have had a number of appeal successes in June and July (see our recent successes page for a sample), and 3 London boroughs in particular have appeared several times. Top of the list is Hillingdon. The planners in Hillingdon continue to object to double-storey side extensions and to new infill dwellings. We wrote about […]
Recent planning appeal successes for first floor extensions to bungalows
Adding a second floor to a bungalow is a great way to add extra space, often doubling the floor area without increasing the footprint. Planning permission is required for a full second storey, but not necessarily for a loft conversion or dormer roof extension (which may be permitted development). Bungalows are not always the most […]
In the last 2 weeks, we won planning appeals in Rochford, Trafford, Uxbridge, Ilford, Blackburn, Sunbury & Thanet
In the last week of March and the first week of April we won 7 planning appeals in locations all around England. It is a very gratifying result and we would like to congratulate all of our successful clients. The details of out appeal successes are as follows: We won an appeal against Rochford District […]
Our recent planning appeal successes against Hillingdon Council
We specialise in planning appeals and submit appeals all over England and Wales, but the London Borough of Hillingdon has been a particularly busy council for us in the past year. Hillingdon has made some particularly harsh decisions on two-storey side and rear extensions and on some permitted development extensions. But it has also been […]
We submit more planning appeals in Harrow than in any other council area
Just Planning submitted 28 planning appeals against the London Borough of Harrow in the past year, more than against any other Council in England and Wales. Most of the appeals we undertake in Harrow are for householder developments, generally extensions to dwellings. Harrow takes a strict approach to extensions. It bases its decision on guidance […]
Received an enforcement notice? How to persuade the council to withdraw it
Just Planning recently persuaded Enfield, Hounslow, Hillingdon & Ealing councils to withdraw enforcement notices. How? What is a planning enforcement notice? Councils have the power to serve an enforcement notice if they believe that a development (or change of use) has been carried out without planning permission. They may also serve a notice if a […]
Our Consultants are RTPI Chartered Town Planners, and why it matters
Why is membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) important? Homeowners and developers recognise the high quality of skills and experience that are held by Chartered Town Planners. They know that they can rely upon the designation as a sign of professionalism. Chartered Town Planners must adhere to a code of conduct that specifies […]
