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Dismissed22 May 20256000098

54 Ernest Grove, Beckenham, Bromley, BR3 3JF

Planning appeal 6000098 at 54 Ernest Grove, Beckenham, Bromley, BR3 3JF (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 22 May 2025 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development constitutes permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

described on the application form as ‘Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.95m, for which the maximum height would be 3.15m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)

Authority
London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Fish A
Postcode
BR3 3JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development constitutes permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

What decided it

The proposed extension would extend beyond a wall forming a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse and would have a width greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse, thereby not complying with the permitted development limitations in the GPDO.

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