57 Ridge Hill, London NW11 8PR

The client approached PPMS 21 August 2007 for advice. The position at that time was that they had received an Enforcement Notice dated 16 April 2007 effective 28 May 2007 requiring the removal of an unlawful loft conversion. An appeal (Section 174) against the notice on Ground (c) had been lodged.

PPMS advice was that the Ground (c) appeal had no prospect of success and that Ground (a) and (f) should have been included.PPMS were instructed and submitted a planning application for the retention of the loft conversion (in lieu of a Ground (a) appea;) and applied to the Planning Inspectorate for the inclusion of Ground (f) to the existing appeal. Since the Ground (c) appeal was totally misconceived an agreement with Barnet Council, was made to pay their costs in respect of the abortive work for Ground (c).

The Planning Application for the retention of the loft was refused 16 October 2007. A section 78 appeal was made and eventually joined with the existing S174 Appeal.A Local Hearing was held 18 March 2007.The Section 78 appeal was allowed granting planning permission and the Section 174 was left undecided.

Attached documents:

Decision

Planning Permission Refusal