Planning appeal decision
36 Church Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 1DT
Planning appeal 3281082 at 36 Church Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 1DT (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 13 January 2022 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed single storey detached garage would constitute development permitted under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, having regard to the maximum height limitation of 2.5 metres within 2 metres of the garden boundary.
Single storey detached garage
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- BR3 1DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed single storey detached garage would constitute development permitted under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, having regard to the maximum height limitation of 2.5 metres within 2 metres of the garden boundary
What decided it
The proposed garage at 2.526 metres height exceeds the 2.5 metre maximum height limit imposed by Class E of the GPDO for structures within 2 metres of a garden boundary, and there is no discretion to permit this exceedance.
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