Planning appeal decision
47 Veda Road, London, SE13 7JQ
Planning appeal 3288369 at 47 Veda Road, London, SE13 7JQ (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 28 July 2022 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded, in particular whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
the construction of an outbuilding in the rear garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- SE13 7JQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded, in particular whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding would result in total building coverage of 66.49m² within the curtilage, exceeding the 50% limitation in paragraph E.1(b) of Class E of the GPDO and thus would not be granted planning permission as permitted development.
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