Planning appeal decision
Land and Premises at 179 Sheppey Road, Dagenham, RM9 4JS
Planning appeal 3276406 at Land and Premises at 179 Sheppey Road, Dagenham, RM9 4JS (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 19 August 2022 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control, specifically whether the outbuilding was erected as a building incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse under Class E of the GPDO and whether its height complies with the relevant limitations.
without planning permission, the erection and unauthorised use of an outbuilding in the rear garden
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- RM9 4JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control, specifically whether the outbuilding was erected as a building incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse under Class E of the GPDO and whether its height complies with the relevant limitations
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the building was erected with the benefit of permitted development rights under Class E of the GPDO, both because its initial use and purpose were not evidenced and because its height exceeded 2.5 metres when measured from the true ground level.
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