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Harrow enforcement threat defeated on appeal

Photograph of the front of a house in Harrow that was subject to enforcement action

A homeowner in North Harrow came to us after running into an unexpected problem while extending her new home. She had recently bought the house and obtained planning permission for a series of extensions, including ground-floor extensions, a roof extension and conversion of the loft into living accommodation. While the extensions were being built, a […]

Buckinghamshire enforcement appeal allowed: children’s play equipment

View of a wooden climbing frame

Just Planning recently acted in an enforcement appeal in Buckinghamshire concerning children’s play equipment in a back garden. The council had served an enforcement notice requiring the equipment to be removed. Its concern was that the play equipment, because of its height and position, allowed overlooking of neighbouring gardens and caused harm to neighbours’ privacy […]

Bromley enforcement notice appeal: security fence allowed at Penge flats

Photograph of a security fence subject to an enforcement notice in Bromley

Just Planning won an enforcement notice appeal against Bromley Council after the council required the removal of a security fence at a block of flats in Penge. The case concerned a twelve-storey block of flats on Avenue Road. The building sits in landscaped grounds with a wide frontage to the street. The management company had […]

Restaurant outdoor seating saved after Barking & Dagenham withdraws enforcement notice

Photograph of a restaurant in Dagenham subject to a planning enforcement notice

Just Planning has persuaded Barking & Dagenham Council to withdraw an enforcement notice requiring the removal of an outdoor seating area at an Italian restaurant in Whitebarn Lane, Dagenham. Our client had recently taken over the lease of a successful local restaurant. The restaurant itself is relatively small inside, and the outdoor seating area was […]

Three enforcement notices varied: extensions saved from demolition in Romford

This case is a useful example of how a planning enforcement problem that appears unwinnable can sometimes be reshaped into a manageable one through careful strategy. Our client had built two storey side and rear extensions, a single storey front extension, a loft conversion with a rear dormer, and a boundary wall and fence exceeding […]

Enforcement notice quashed: first-floor rear extension in Romford

Satellite image of a house subject to an enforcement notice

Our client had built a first floor rear extension at his semi-detached home in Romford without planning permission. The Council had refused an earlier application for the same development on amenity grounds, and then served an enforcement notice requiring the extension to be demolished within three months. The council’s reasons for issuing the notice focused […]

Enforcement appeal success: new bungalow saved from demolition after 75cm error

Satellite image showing a bungalow built in Brent that was subjective to a planning enforcement notice

This enforcement appeal concerned a newly built one-bedroom bungalow in Kingsbury, northwest London. Our client Andrius had planning permission to demolish an existing garage and build a small detached dwelling in its place. He obtained permission, discharged the relevant pre-commencement conditions and began construction. The problem only came to light when the works were almost […]

Brent enforcement notice quashed after successful appeal

Photograph of a house in Brent where an enforcement appeal was successful and a notice was quashed

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, […]