Appeal against a refusal of planning permission for a two-storey side and single-storey front and rear extension

We are experts in planning appeals for homeowner extensions and this one was typical of the kind of work we do. Barking & Dagenham Council had refused planning permission for these extensions because they thought it would harm the special character of the Becontree Estate. The Becontree Estate was built at the beginning of the […]

Appeal against a refusal of planning permission for a two-storey side extension to create new dwelling

The homeowner had sought planning permission to extend his house to the side over two floors and to create a new house in the extension. The council refused planning permission because it was concerned that the proposed two-floor extension would be out of scale and character with the existing property and the surrounding terraced houses. […]

Enforcement notice quashed after appeal against conversion of upper floors into three flats

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham served an enforcement notice against our client in relation to the upper floors above a shop at 683A Green Lane, Dagenham. The council alleged that the flat above the shop had been subdivided without planning permission into multiple self-contained units of accommodation. The notice required our client to stop […]