Planning appeal decision
51 Lockesfield Place, London, E14 3AJ
Planning appeal 3264052 at 51 Lockesfield Place, London, E14 3AJ (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was allowed on 15 February 2022 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development was well founded.
Conversion of the roofspace and the installation of 2 east facing roof lights and 2 west facing roof lights
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- E14 3AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development was well founded
What decided it
HMOs under Class C4 of the Use Classes Order are dwellinghouses and therefore benefit from permitted development rights under Class C, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the GPDO for roof alterations.
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