Planning appeal decision
62 The Avenue, Surbiton, KT5 8JL
Planning appeal 3303071 at 62 The Avenue, Surbiton, KT5 8JL (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 17 April 2023 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is permitted development having regard to Article 3(9A) of the GPDO.
a two-storey pitched roofed extension above principal elevation to provide 4 additional flats
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- KT5 8JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is permitted development having regard to Article 3(9A) of the GPDO
What decided it
The proposed bedrooms fail to meet the minimum floor area requirement of 11.5 sq.m stipulated in Article 3(9A) of the GPDO for the nationally described space standard.
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