Application to remove a planning condition that removed the householders’ permitted development rights

Local planning authorities have an unfortunate habit of removing a homeowner’s permitted development rights when they grant permission for houses and sometimes even when they are just approving run-of-the-mill extensions. We are written before (see here) on why it is not usually considered reasonable for a council to use a planning condition to remove a […]

Appeal against a refused of planning permission for a new, two-bedroom house.

This was an unusual case in which our client had obtained prior approval to convert an office building into several flats, and carried out the works, and then wanted to demolish a ‘left over’ extension in order to build an additional two-bedroom house. To our surprise, Kingston council objected to the proposal on the basis […]

Appeal allowed for two-storey rear extension with full costs awarded

Appeal allowed with full costs awarded This was a particularly strong result. Not only was planning permission granted on appeal for a two-storey rear extension, but the inspector also made a full award of costs against the council. That is a rare outcome and reflects serious flaws in the way the application was handled. The […]