ePetition details

Protecting all Barnet Homeowners permitted development rights to convert their loft space lawfully.

We the undersigned petition the council to uphold all Barnet Homeowners rights to convert their loft space under permitted development (no planning permission required), and support the case of the Carter Family of Leicester Road, East Finchley.

Many homeowners have already converted their loft space, or may wish to in the future. Currently, our loft conversion carried out under permitted development rights (no need for planning permission) has been denied a lawful status by Barnet Planning Department. This loft conversion is almost if not exactly identical in design and layout to 99 others in the 4 roads surrounding and including Leicester Road (approx 1 in 4 homes) and in our opinion does not breach any of the stipulated criteria for permitted development rights.
We need to sell our home for the health of our chronically ill teenage daughter, the sooner the better, and in order to rectify this status from Unlawful to Lawful, we were advised by Barnet Planning Authority to apply for full planning permission as a way forwards for us. Barnet Planning Authority are now recommending refusal of our application, on the grounds of being 'out of character with the house and surrounding area'.
Whilst we feel that our loft conversion is very 'in character' you cannot see it from the street and it echoes many others from the garden.
As far as we are aware, no other households have applied for planning permission for their lofts, because it should be legal under permitted development, and we feel we are being used as a test case by the planning authority, and setting a precedent.
The decision has now been called to committee by our local councillor Claire Farrier and will be decided by the Finchley and Golders Green Planning Committee on September 4th. We need as much support from our fellow local residents as we can get - please support us and this outcome will affect every Barnet Homeowner's rights. Thank you.

This ePetition ran from 16/08/2018 to 27/09/2018 and has now finished.

One person signed this ePetition.