Planning appeal decision
2, West Heath Road, London, SE2 0RX
Planning appeal 3295610 at 2, West Heath Road, London, SE2 0RX (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 27 January 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development for the proposed L-shaped dormer was well-founded, turning on whether planning permission is granted by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
erection of an L-shaped dormer
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- SE2 0RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development for the proposed L-shaped dormer was well-founded, turning on whether planning permission is granted by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The existing building at the time of application contained an unlawfully constructed dormer, which under Article 3(5)(a) of the GPDO prevented the proposed dormer from benefitting from permitted development rights.
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