Planning appeal decision
120 Westrow Drive, Barking, IG11 9BP
Planning appeal 3337522 at 120 Westrow Drive, Barking, IG11 9BP (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2024 by Inspector Willmer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the architectural integrity of the host property and the character and appearance of the wider area.
a single-storey rear wrap-around extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willmer P
- Postcode
- IG11 9BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the architectural integrity of the host property and the character and appearance of the wider area
What decided it
The proposed roof design and its inappropriate relationship to the existing curved bay window would cause significant harm to the architectural integrity of the host property and the character and appearance of the wider area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D4 of the London Plan (Adopted March 2021)Policy CP3 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy (Adopted July 2010)Policy BP11 of the Local Development Framework Borough Wide Development Plan Document (Adopted March 2011)Pars 5.3 and 5.4 of the Residential Extension and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document (Adopted February 2012)Policies SP2, DMD1 and DMD6 of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham's Draft Local Plan 2037
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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