®Planning appeal decision
25 High Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6ED
Planning appeal 3279640 at 25 High Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6ED (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 26 May 2022 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal meets the criteria set out in Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M of the GPDO so as to benefit from permitted development rights.
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- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- DA14 6ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal meets the criteria set out in Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M of the GPDO so as to benefit from permitted development rights
What decided it
The extent and cumulative nature of the proposed demolition and construction works, particularly the removal of approximately 70 sqm of floorspace and the creation of a new central courtyard with atrium, exceeded those reasonably necessary for the conversion to residential use and therefore fell outside the scope of permitted development rights under Class M of the GPDO.
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