Planning appeal decision
90D Mortimer Road, Hackney, London, N1 4LA
Planning appeal 3317490 at 90D Mortimer Road, Hackney, London, N1 4LA (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Without planning permission, operational development consisting of decking and railings to facilitate the creation of a roof terrace at the first floor
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- N1 4LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Whether the time given to comply with the requirements of the notice is too short
What decided it
The appellant failed to establish either that proper service had not been effected or that the three-month compliance period was unreasonable, as no alternative timeframe was proposed and no evidence demonstrated that removal would require longer.
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