Planning appeal decision
Land and Premises at 70 Burlington Gardens, Romford, RM6 6ET
Planning appeal 3294413 at Land and Premises at 70 Burlington Gardens, Romford, RM6 6ET (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2023 by Inspector Perkins L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the decision of the Council to refuse the lawful development certificate was well-founded or not.
Without planning permission, the unauthorised development of a dormer roof
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Perkins L
- Postcode
- RM6 6ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the decision of the Council to refuse the lawful development certificate was well-founded or not
- Appeal B: whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c appeal)
What decided it
The appeal development was begun on 16 December 2020 when an unlawful rear extension subsisted on the building (not removed until 8 March 2022), which precluded the development from being permitted development under Article 3(5) of the Order.
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