Planning appeal decision
50-52 Montague Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB2 5PD
Planning appeal 3275172 at 50-52 Montague Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB2 5PD (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission should be granted for the construction of a single storey detached rear garden outbuilding (ground (a)).
without planning permission, the construction of a single storey detached rear garden outbuilding
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- UB2 5PD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the construction of a single storey detached rear garden outbuilding (ground (a))
- Whether the enforcement notice should be varied by removing the requirement to remove the overhanging roof element (ground (f))
- Whether the period for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable (ground (g))
What decided it
The outbuilding is disproportionate and poorly designed, harming the character and appearance of the neighbourhood through overdevelopment of the plot, contrary to London Plan Policy D3 and Ealing local plan policies 7.4 and 7B.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the London PlanPolicy 7.4 of Ealing's local planPolicy 7B of Ealing's local plan
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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