Planning appeal decision
1 Barrowsfield, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0HH
Planning appeal 3325011 at 1 Barrowsfield, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0HH (London Borough of Croydon) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 26 February 2025 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, at the time the enforcement notice was issued, it was too late to take enforcement action in respect of the breach as alleged (ground (d) appeal).
Unauthorised erection of a raised platform with supporting column and balcony at first floor level to the rear elevation of the house. The unauthorized erection of raised decking and balcony on the roof of the existing ground floor rear and side extension. The unauthorised use of the rear and side ground floor extension roof and raised platform area as a residential amenity space (roof terrace) without planning permission
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bond V
- Postcode
- CR2 0HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, at the time the enforcement notice was issued, it was too late to take enforcement action in respect of the breach as alleged (ground (d) appeal)
What decided it
The appellant's photographic evidence showing substantial completion of the operational development on 10 May 2019, more than four years before the enforcement notice was issued on 26 May 2023, was uncontradicted by the Council and established that the four-year immunity period had expired.
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