Planning appeal decision
3 Linkside, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5DN
Planning appeal 3294047 at 3 Linkside, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5DN (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2022 by Inspector Forrett C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is permitted development.
Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of an additional storey above the main part of the house and a new hipped roof over the existing two-storey side extension
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Forrett C
- Postcode
- IG7 5DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is permitted development
What decided it
The inclusion of a hipped roof over the existing side extension, which does not constitute an additional storey of accommodation, means the proposal as a whole falls outside the scope of Class AA permitted development rights.
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