Planning appeal decision
38 Leonard Road, London, SW16 5TA
Planning appeal 3277580 at 38 Leonard Road, London, SW16 5TA (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 8 February 2022 by Inspector Moss J, 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 extension is permitted development under Class A, Part 1, Article 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
Without planning permission, the unauthorised erection of a single storey, flat roofed rear extension (‘the unauthorised extension’) and its unauthorised use as a self-contained flat (‘the unauthorised flat’)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Moss J
- Postcode
- SW16 5TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control, specifically whether the extension is permitted development under Class A, Part 1, Article 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The extension's brick exterior finish did not comply with the condition requiring materials of similar appearance to the existing dwellinghouse's white painted render finish, and the development was constructed as a self-contained flat rather than an enlargement.
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