Appeal against a refusal of planning permission for a side extension, rear extension and dormer

Mr and Mrs Moran contacted us after planning permission was refused for extensions to their house in Coulsdon, in the London Borough of Croydon. The proposal was a comprehensive scheme to modernise and reconfigure their home. It included a two-storey side extension, a single-storey rear extension and a rear dormer roof extension. The council refused the […]

Appeal against a refusal of planning permission for a dormer roof extension

This is one of several successful appeals we have handled following refusals of planning permission for dormer roof extensions. For advice on what to do after a refusal, see our guidance on refused planning permission for dormer roof extensions. When Mr Jobanputra contacted us in late 2024, he had already been trying to secure permission […]

Appeal against a refusal of planning permission for the erection of a new dwelling

There is a real tension in the planning system when it comes to proposals for new houses on small infill plots in existing residential areas. On the one hand, national planning policy is very clear. The government wants more homes built within existing towns and suburbs, where the infrastructure already exists and where development does […]

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

We have written before about how councils tend to dislike two-storey side and rear extensions and are often quick to refuse planning permission for them. This case followed a familiar pattern. The owners had proposed a two-storey side and rear extension to their house in the London Borough of Croydon. The council refused the application, arguing […]

Retrospective planning application for a single-storey extension

In this case, our client had planning permission for a single-storey side and rear extension with a depth of three and a half metres. During construction, however, the extension was built to a depth of just over six metres. That put the development outside what had been approved, so a retrospective planning application was submitted […]

Appeal against a refusal of planning permission for a two-storey side extension

This was a straightforward householder extension that should never have been refused. The house sat on an awkwardly shaped plot at the end of a cul-de-sac, facing a turning circle. When the owner decided to extend, his architect sensibly designed the extension to match what had already been built by neighbouring houses. The surrounding extensions […]

Appeal against the council’s refusal to vary the external materials for a new dwelling

Our client had planning permission for a new house on a site in the London Borough of Croydon. A condition had been imposed requiring details of the external materials to be approved, and this had been discharged without issue. When the client came to start work, he discovered that the zinc cladding originally approved for the […]

Certificate of lawfulness for the use of a building as two separate flats

If new flats or houses are created without planning permission, they can become lawful after a period of time has passed. This is often referred to as the ‘four year rule’. In this case, our client had converted an outbuilding at the rear of his property into two separate flats. The works had taken place […]