Bestfood Supermarket, 30 Loampit Hill, London, SE13 7SW

Planning appeal 3350448 at Bestfood Supermarket, 30 Loampit Hill, London, SE13 7SW (London Borough of Lewisham) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 29 July 2026 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control, specifically whether the works to the shop front amounted to development requiring planning permission or were merely maintenance and repair works.

Enlargement to the front of the property (a front extension)

Authority: London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Other minor developments
Inspector: Whalley J
Postcode: SE13 7SW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control, specifically whether the works to the shop front amounted to development requiring planning permission or were merely maintenance and repair works

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that the works to the shop front, whilst extensive, did not amount to works of replacement, rebuilding or material extension, and therefore did not constitute development requiring planning permission under section 55(2)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Sainty v Minister of Housing and Local Government; CW Larkin v Basildon District Council; Arnold v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2015] EWHC 1197 (Admin); Tapecrown Ltd v First Secretary of State [2006] EWCA Civ 1744

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