Planning appeal decision
77 Woodbourne Avenue, London, SW16 1UX
Planning appeal 3315343 at 77 Woodbourne Avenue, London, SW16 1UX (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 28 November 2024 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the unauthorised rear roof extension falls within the parameters of Class B, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) and therefore requires planning permission.
Without planning permission, the erection of a full width/height dormer roof extension onto the rear roof slope of the premises (‘the unauthorised rear roof extension’)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- SW16 1UX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the unauthorised rear roof extension falls within the parameters of Class B, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) and therefore requires planning permission
What decided it
The unauthorised roof extension does not comply with the mandatory requirements of Class B, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the GPDO, particularly the requirement to maintain or reinstate eaves and achieve a 0.2m separation, and therefore falls outside permitted development and requires planning permission.
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