Planning appeal decision
17 Old Oak Road, London, W3 7HN
Planning appeal 3301542 at 17 Old Oak Road, London, W3 7HN (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 11 September 2023 by Inspector Pleasant L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development was well founded.
basement extension within original footprint of dwellinghouse
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
- Postcode
- W3 7HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development was well founded
What decided it
The engineering operations required to excavate and structurally support the basement constitute a separate activity of substance that is not permitted by the GPDO and therefore the development cannot be certified as lawful.
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