Planning appeal decision
20 Suffolk Road, North Harrow , Harrow, HA2 7QQ
Planning appeal 3352909 at 20 Suffolk Road, North Harrow , Harrow, HA2 7QQ (London Borough of Harrow) was dismissed on 3 December 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed rear dormer complies with condition B.2(b)(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, which requires that no part of the enlargement extends beyond the outer face of any external wall of the original dwellinghouse.
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer extension and four rooflights to front
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- HA2 7QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed rear dormer complies with condition B.2(b)(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, which requires that no part of the enlargement extends beyond the outer face of any external wall of the original dwellinghouse
What decided it
The proposed rear dormer extends beyond the outer face of the front side wall and therefore fails to comply with condition B.2(b)(ii) of the GPDO, meaning the development is not permitted development.
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