Planning appeal decision
43 - 47 Rushey Green, London, SE6 4AS
Planning appeal 3275173 at 43 - 47 Rushey Green, London, SE6 4AS (London Borough of Lewisham) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 7 January 2022 by Inspector Moss J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the installation of 4 storage/shipping containers constitutes development requiring planning permission under section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
The installation of 4 large storage/shipping containers on the car park of Rosenthal House (the land) without the benefit of planning permission
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Moss J
- Postcode
- SE6 4AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the installation of 4 storage/shipping containers constitutes development requiring planning permission under section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The containers do not constitute development under section 55(1) of the 1990 Act as they are not a building or other operation, and therefore planning permission would not be required for their presence on the land.
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