Land at 23 Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BD

Planning appeal 3278225 at Land at 23 Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BD (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 11 October 2022 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the notice have occurred as a matter of fact (ground b).

without planning permission, the construction of a single storey side extension on the north flank elevation of the host dwellinghouse. The extension measures approximately 2.4m in height, it extends the full length of the dwelling house and adjoins the first floor rear extension, which does not constitute permitted development by virtue of Class A of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning Act (General Permitted Development)(England) Or der 2015. In addition, the first floor rear extension has not been built in accordance with the approved plans (ref. 15/01869). The eaves of the first floor extension exceeds (sic) the height of the eaves of the host dwelling

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hawkins S
Postcode: BR6 0BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matters alleged in the notice have occurred as a matter of fact (ground b)
Whether the matters alleged in the notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
Whether it was too late to take enforcement action (ground d)

What decided it

The side extension, when considered together with the existing 1970s addition, exceeded the permitted development width limitation under GPDO Class A paragraph A.1(ja), and the first floor rear extension was built materially different from approved plans without the required planning permission.

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