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Notice upheld10 June 20253289312

116 Brockill Crescent, London, SE4 2QD

Planning appeal 3289312 at 116 Brockill Crescent, London, SE4 2QD (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 10 June 2025 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the extension on the character and appearance of No.116 Brockill Crescent and the area.

‘The unauthorised erection of a white UPVC single side storey extension’

Authority
London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
SE4 2QD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the extension on the character and appearance of No.116 Brockill Crescent and the area

What decided it

The unsympathetic external materials (white UPVC and translucent polycarbonate) are incompatible with the house's permanent brick and slate construction and detract significantly from the visual and design coherence of the house and the locally distinctive character of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 15 of the Lewisham Core Strategy (June 2011)Policy 31 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (November 2014)Policy D3 of the London Plan (March 2021)

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