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application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015, as amended, the enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storey that would reach a maximum height of 16.5m

Authority: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Robbie G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would accord with the provisions of Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, with particular regard to the external appearance of the dwellinghouse and the impact on amenity of adjoining premises

What decided it

The proposal would cause significant harm to the external appearance of the dwellinghouse through its incongruous design and scale, compromising the established rhythm, repetition and character of the terrace.

Plan policies cited: London Plan policy D4, Tower Hamlets Local Plan policy S.DH1, Tower Hamlets Local Plan policy D.DH2

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