Planning appeal decision
14 Lordship Road, London, N16 0QT
Planning appeal 3282261 at 14 Lordship Road, London, N16 0QT (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 7 September 2022 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with particular reference to the building being a detached, purpose-built block of flats.
prior approval application for the erection of an additional single storey to the existing three-storey residential building to a maximum height of 11.5m. The proposed extension accommodates 1 additional residential unit
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones RE
- Postcode
- N16 0QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with particular reference to the building being a detached, purpose-built block of flats
What decided it
The proposal does not comply with the requirement under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO that the building must be a purpose-built block of flats, as there is insufficient veracity in the evidence to establish this status with certainty.
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