Planning appeal decision
8 Woolmead Avenue, London, NW9 7BE
Planning appeal 3314942 at 8 Woolmead Avenue, London, NW9 7BE (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 26 April 2023 by Inspector Nilsson A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development satisfies the requirements of the Town & Country (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 with regard to being permitted development under the above Order.
a single storey rear extension Single storey rear extension measuring a depth of 8 metres, maximum height of 3.84 metres and an eaves height of 3 metres
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
- Postcode
- NW9 7BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development satisfies the requirements of the Town & Country (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 with regard to being permitted development under the above Order
- If so, whether planning permission is deemed to have been granted
What decided it
The projecting bay window forms part of the side elevation of the original dwellinghouse, and the proposed extension would extend beyond it with a width greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse, thereby failing to comply with the limitations in Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Order.
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