398 Rochester Way, LONDON, SE9 6LH

the unauthorised construction of a rear extension

Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Renaudon L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
Whether more time should be given to comply with the requirements of the notice

What decided it

The unauthorised development in all its aspects failed to comply with development plan policies requiring design appropriate to the building and locality, and caused unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions through loss of daylight, sunlight and privacy, and an overbearing sense of enclosure.

Plan policies cited: London Plan March 2021, Royal Greenwich Local Plan 2014, Local Plan policy DH(b)

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