Planning appeal decision
The Land at 26 King Edward Avenue, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9RJ
Planning appeal 3287889 at The Land at 26 King Edward Avenue, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9RJ (London Borough of Havering) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 20 January 2023 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the side and rear dormer windows constitute a breach of planning control or are permitted development under Class B, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
without planning permission, the erection of rear and side dormer windows
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McGlone A
- Postcode
- RM13 9RJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the side and rear dormer windows constitute a breach of planning control or are permitted development under Class B, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The side and rear dormer windows, finished in rendered materials matching the ground floor elevations, were of similar visual appearance to the existing dwellinghouse materials when viewed from ground level and therefore satisfied condition B.2(a) of the GPDO, constituting permitted development.
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