Planning appeal decision
141-147 Swingate Lane, London, SE18 2BZ
Planning appeal 3297798 at 141-147 Swingate Lane, London, SE18 2BZ (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was dismissed on 6 February 2023 by Inspector Parkin A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
the construction of 2 additional storeys to provide 8 new dwellinghouses (8 x 1 bed) with ancillary refuse and cycle storage within the existing outbuildings to the rear of the property
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parkin A
- Postcode
- SE18 2BZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The building is less than three storeys in height above ground level when measured from the highest adjacent ground level at Swingate Lane, failing the mandatory threshold condition for Class AA permitted development.
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