Planning appeal decision
16 Greenwood Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 7DL
Planning appeal 3361792 at 16 Greenwood Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 7DL (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was allowed on 2 June 2025 by Inspector Desai S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 18 Greenwood Avenue, with particular regard to light and outlook.
‘Construction of a part two storey part single storey rear extension’
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Desai S
- Postcode
- RM10 7DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 18 Greenwood Avenue, with particular regard to light and outlook
What decided it
The limited depth of the extension, combined with the spatial separation between properties, the set-in from the boundary, and the presence of a fallback scheme, meant the proposal would not unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy DMD1Policy DMD5Policy D4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 57
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
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