Planning appeal decision
71 Macdonald Avenue, Hornchurch, RM11 2NF
Planning appeal 6000094 at 71 Macdonald Avenue, Hornchurch, RM11 2NF (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 11 June 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal building is incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as defined under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the GPDO.
Change of use of existing outbuilding as granny annexe
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- RM11 2NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal building is incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as defined under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the GPDO
What decided it
The scale and nature of the uses within the appeal building, in the context of the modest host property, go beyond what could reasonably be considered incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse under the GPDO.
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