Brent enforcement notice quashed after successful appeal
We recently won a planning enforcement appeal against the London Borough of Brent, resulting in the enforcement notice being quashed and planning permission being granted for the completed extensions to the property. Brent is our busiest borough for planning enforcement work. We deal with more enforcement cases in Brent than in any other council area, […]
Enforcement notice quashed after appeal against conversion of upper floors into three flats
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham served an enforcement notice against our client in relation to the upper floors above a shop at 683A Green Lane, Dagenham. The council alleged that the flat above the shop had been subdivided without planning permission into multiple self-contained units of accommodation. The notice required our client to stop […]
Appeal success after refusal of retrospective planning permission for extensions in Hendon
It is surprisingly easy for homeowners to run into planning enforcement problems without ever intending to do so. A common mistake is to obtain separate approvals for different elements of a project, or to combine planning permission with works that would normally be lawful under permitted development, and then build everything together as a single […]
Brent enforcement appeal success: two Notices successfully challenged
We successfully challenged two enforcement notices served by Brent Council against the same residential property, eventually securing planning permission for the extensions and alterations as built. The case concerned a house in a conservation area where the council objected to a series of external alterations, including extensions, replacement windows, dormer alterations and boundary treatments. Brent […]
Appeal against an enforcement notice for a rear dormer roof extension
Appeal against an enforcement notice for a rear dormer roof extension Receiving an enforcement notice requiring the demolition of a newly built extension is one of the most stressful situations a homeowner can face. In this case, our clients were served with an enforcement notice requiring the complete removal of a rear dormer roof extension that had […]
Lawful Development Certificate Granted – Creation of Separate Dwellings
The four year rule The Town & Country Planning Act allows that development without planning permission becomes lawful after four years (the four year rule) or ten years (the ten year rule). The four year rule applies to physical development (such as building an extension) or a change of use creating a new dwelling. The […]
Appeal allowed for side infill extension following enforcement action
In this case, our client became involved in a planning enforcement investigation relating to a side infill extension to the side return, the narrow area beside the rear outrigger of a Victorian house. Planning permission had originally been granted for an extension with a height of 2.5m. During construction, however, it was built to a […]
Certificate of lawfulness granted for use of an annexe as a separate dwelling
The site and background This case concerned a property at Poulton Road in Southport, where a substantial outbuilding to the rear of the main house had been converted into residential accommodation. Planning permission was granted in 2003 for the conversion of the outbuilding into living accommodation for members of the household. That permission was subject […]