Planning appeal decision
Land at 47 Veda Road, London, SE13 7JQ
Planning appeal 3292658 at Land at 47 Veda Road, London, SE13 7JQ (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 14 April 2023 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A ground (e): whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
unauthorised front roof slope extension
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- SE13 7JQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A ground (e): whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Appeal A ground (b): whether the matters alleged in the notice have occurred
- Appeal A ground (c): whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control
- Appeal B: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded
What decided it
Appeal A: the appellant's concession that the roof slope extension occurred and does not benefit from permitted development, establishing a breach of planning control. Appeal B: the building including the in-set area exceeds the 50% curtilage limitation in paragraph E.1(b) of the GPDO.
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