Planning appeal decision
5A Myrtle Road, Romford, RM3 8XS
Planning appeal 3313779 at 5A Myrtle Road, Romford, RM3 8XS (London Borough of Havering) was decided (invalid) on 19 May 2025 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the requirements necessary to address the alleged breaches of planning control.
1. Without planning permission, the construction of a rear extension; and 2. Without planning permission, the construction of a hard surface in the front curtilage
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Allen M
- Postcode
- RM3 8XS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the requirements necessary to address the alleged breaches of planning control
What decided it
The enforcement notice failed to specify with sufficient clarity the requirements necessary to address the alleged breaches, particularly regarding whether compliance with both the extension and hard surface requirements was mandatory or alternative.
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