Planning appeal decision
175 Plashet Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0QZ
Planning appeal 3357432 at 175 Plashet Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0QZ (London Borough of Newham) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether copies of the enforcement notice were properly served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Without planning permission, the erection of a front extension
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bale M
- Postcode
- E13 0QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether copies of the enforcement notice were properly served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Whether at the date the notice was issued, enforcement action could be taken in respect of the alleged breach
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
- Whether the period specified for compliance is reasonable
What decided it
The compliance period was varied from one month to two months to avoid disruption to the appellant's Christmas trading season while ensuring prompt resolution of the breach, though all other grounds of appeal failed.
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