®Planning appeal decision
20 Leighton Gardens, Tilbury, RM18 8ND
Planning appeal 3291706 at 20 Leighton Gardens, Tilbury, RM18 8ND (Thurrock Borough Council) was allowed on 30 January 2023 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO.
rear extension with a depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 4 metres and eaves height of 3 metres
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- RM18 8ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO
What decided it
The property is a mid-terrace with both original rear walls directly opposite the street-facing walls, meaning the proposed development constitutes a rear extension rather than a side extension, and no adjoining occupiers objected to the proposal.
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