Three enforcement notices varied: extensions saved from demolition in Romford

This case is a useful example of how a planning enforcement problem that appears unwinnable can sometimes be reshaped into a manageable one through careful strategy. Our client had built two storey side and rear extensions, a single storey front extension, a loft conversion with a rear dormer, and a boundary wall and fence exceeding […]

Enforcement notice quashed: first-floor rear extension in Romford

Our client had built a first floor rear extension at his semi-detached home in Romford without planning permission. The Council had refused an earlier application for the same development on amenity grounds, and then served an enforcement notice requiring the extension to be demolished within three months. The council’s reasons for issuing the notice focused […]

Appeal against a refusal of planning permission for front and side extensions in Havering

We are delighted to have won a planning appeal against the decision of the London Borough of Havering to refusal to grant planning permission for extensions to a house in Romford. The proposal was for a part single-storey front extension, part single and part two-storey side extension, alongside internal alterations. The Planning Inspectorate granted approval […]

Havering planning appeal – two-storey extension to a bungalow

The site and background This case concerned a detached bungalow on Moor Lane in Upminster, positioned on the corner with Limerick Gardens. The proposal involved the addition of a new first floor to the existing bungalow, together with a part single, part two-storey rear extension. The works would convert the property from a bungalow into […]