Planning appeal decision
67 Mount Nod Road, London, SW16 2LP
Planning appeal 3321306 at 67 Mount Nod Road, London, SW16 2LP (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 22 September 2023 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred.
Without planning permission, the unauthorised installation of black painted metal railings atop the parapets of (an d including the steps between) the split level two-storey flat roofed rear extension, facilitating the use of the roofs as terraces (“the unauthorised balustrades and steps”)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
- Postcode
- SW16 2LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred
- Whether the development constitutes a breach of planning control
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
- Whether the time given to comply with the notice is too short
What decided it
The metal balustrades and steps constitute a building operation that materially affects the external appearance of the building and require planning permission, which has not been granted, and removal is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control.
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