Planning appeal decision
102 Waverley Crescent, Romford, RM3 8AJ
Planning appeal 3332071 at 102 Waverley Crescent, Romford, RM3 8AJ (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 29 September 2025 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the construction of side and rear canopies constituted a breach of planning control (ground c).
Without planning permission, the construction of side and rear canopies
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- RM3 8AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the construction of side and rear canopies constituted a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether at the date the notice was issued no enforcement action could be taken in respect of the side and rear canopies (ground d)
What decided it
The side canopy along the original house (but not the rear extension) was demonstrated to have been in place for more than four years before the enforcement notice was issued, placing it outside the four-year enforcement period under section 171B of the Act, while the rear and side canopies associated with the rear extension were substantially reconstructed less than four years before the notice.
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