Planning appeal decision
178, Western Avenue, Barking , RM10 8UL
Planning appeal 3344710 at 178, Western Avenue, Barking , RM10 8UL (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was allowed on 28 March 2025 by Inspector Indermaur S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Effect on the character and appearance of the area.
a 2.975m single storey rear extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Indermaur S
- Postcode
- RM10 8UL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed extension would not conflict with the development plan policies relating to character and appearance, as it would be sympathetic to the local character and consistent with existing extensions in the vicinity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy DMD1Policy DMD6Policy D4Policy SPP6Policy HC1Policy DMD4
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Allowed29 September 20266011342Land Rear Of Ship And Anchor, Wood Lane, Dagenham, Barking And Dagenham, RM8 1DR
- Notice varied and upheld11 June 20263347715Land on the South Eastern Side of Collier Row Road , Romford , Essex , RM5 2BH
- Dismissed28 May 2026600719724 Mayfair Avenue, London, RM6 6UB
- Allowed8 May 2026600504159 Mayesbrook Road, Dagenham, RM8 2EA
- Dismissed8 May 2026600371310 Bowes Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2XJ
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®