5 Rowfant Road, London, SW17 7AP

Planning appeal 3365584 at 5 Rowfant Road, London, SW17 7AP (London Borough of Wandsworth) was allowed on 24 June 2026 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the decision of the Council to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended.

a l oft conversion on the outrigger roof with hip-to-gable roof and extending the existing dormer. Insertion of two roof lights on the front slope. Formal

Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Naylor R
Postcode: SW17 7AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the decision of the Council to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended

What decided it

The existing modest rear dormer would be entirely subsumed by the proposed works and would no longer exist as a result, meaning it could not be accounted for within the resulting roof space calculations, and the proposal therefore fell within the 40 cubic metre tolerance of Class B.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Havering v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWHC (Admin) 1546

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