Planning appeal decision
8 North Road, Romford, RM4 1PX
Planning appeal 3346986 at 8 North Road, Romford, RM4 1PX (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 15 October 2024 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the deemed commencement date for CIL purposes stated in the revised Demand Notice is correct.
Extension and alteration of a bungalow (as originally permitted); subsequently regularised as erection of a new two storey dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the deemed commencement date for CIL purposes stated in the revised Demand Notice is correct
What decided it
The substantial demolition and construction of a new dwelling constituted a material change to the originally exempted extension, causing loss of the residential extension exemption and triggering CIL liability with a deemed commencement date of 14 May 2024 when the revised permission was granted.
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