®Planning appeal decision
2 Pooles Lane, London, SW10 0RH
Planning appeal 3342667 at 2 Pooles Lane, London, SW10 0RH (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 3 September 2025 by Inspector Kean G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden constitutes a breach of planning control under section 174(2)(c) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
the erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kean G
- Postcode
- SW10 0RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden constitutes a breach of planning control under section 174(2)(c) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The outbuilding was permitted development under Class E of the GPDO as it complied with all size and location restrictions (with the height excess being de minimis), was erected for purposes incidental to the dwellinghouse, and did not constitute a material change of use to create a separate planning unit.
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