141 Ardgowan Road, Catford, Lewisham, Greater London, SE6 1UY

a single storey rear extension and internal alterations

Authority: London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Unwin N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development complies with the permitted development limitations in Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Paragraph A.4(3) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, specifically whether the enlarged part would extend beyond a wall forming a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse and would have a width greater than half the width of the original

What decided it

The proposed extension would extend beyond a wall forming the side elevation of the rear projection and have a width greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse, thereby failing to comply with the explicit limitations of the permitted development regime.

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