Planning appeal decision
200 Deptford High Street, London, SE8 3PR
Planning appeal 3318976 at 200 Deptford High Street, London, SE8 3PR (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 12 June 2025 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the extraction system constitutes a breach of planning control or is merely a repair.
Without planning permission, the installation of an extraction system, including ducts, flues, extraction units and supports
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- SE8 3PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the extraction system constitutes a breach of planning control or is merely a repair
- Whether the breach is immune from enforcement action on the ground that four years have elapsed since substantial completion
What decided it
The extraction system as currently existing is materially different from any pre-existing system shown in the architectural drawings, constituting new development requiring planning permission, and the appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the works were substantially completed more than four years before the enforcement notice was issued.
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