Planning appeal decision
58 Hogarth Crescent, Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2DW
Planning appeal 3282477 at 58 Hogarth Crescent, Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2DW (London Borough of Merton) was dismissed on 18 January 2022 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well founded taking account of the information that has been submitted.
described as “erection of dormer in roof slope to create a loft conversion including the insertion of a window in the side elevation
- Authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- SW19 2DW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well founded taking account of the information that has been submitted
What decided it
The proposed dormer would extend beyond the plane of an existing roof slope which forms the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse and which fronts an adopted highway, thereby failing to meet the permitted development criteria under Class B of the GPDO.
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