Planning appeal decision
28 Westholme Gardens, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 8QJ
Planning appeal 3338982 at 28 Westholme Gardens, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 8QJ (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 16 February 2026 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawfulness in respect of the loft conversion with a side dormer was well-founded.
loft conversion with a side dormer
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- HA4 8QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawfulness in respect of the loft conversion with a side dormer was well-founded
What decided it
The proposed gable end formation at the front elevation would extend beyond the plane of the existing hipped roof slope which forms the principal elevation, contrary to Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B(c) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
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