®Planning appeal decision
2 Lingfield Ave, Upminster , RM14 2PE
Planning appeal 3276487 at 2 Lingfield Ave, Upminster , RM14 2PE (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 6 September 2022 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the building operation of converting the loft, including a hip to gable roof, rear dormer window and roof lights, with removal of the pitched roof over the existing ground floor rear projection, would have been lawful if begun on the date of the application.
Loft conversion including hip to gable roof, rear dormer window and roof lights with removal of pitched roof over existing ground floor rear projection
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
- Postcode
- RM14 2PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the building operation of converting the loft, including a hip to gable roof, rear dormer window and roof lights, with removal of the pitched roof over the existing ground floor rear projection, would have been lawful if begun on the date of the application
What decided it
The hip to gable alteration and rear dormer together exceeded the 50 cubic metre cubic content limit under Class B of the General Permitted Development Order and could not be offset by the kitchen roof alteration, which was not itself permitted development; conversely, the roof light closest to the boundary with 4 Lingfield Avenue was permitted under Class C with no applicable limitations.
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