Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the use of an outbuilding as a separate, self-contained dwelling
Section 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 sets out a time limit of four years for councils to take enforcement action against new dwellings that have been created without planning permission. This ‘four year rule’ was abolished in April 2024, but it can still be used as long as the new dwelling was […]
Appeal allowed for loft conversion with side and rear dormers (Redbridge)
This appeal related to a refusal of planning permission for a loft conversion with side and rear dormer extensions at a semi-detached property in Redbridge. The council refused the application on the grounds that the scale and prominence of the proposed side dormers would harm the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the […]
Certificate of lawfulness for the use of the building as 4 flats (under the four year rule)
This is the latest in a series of successful applications for certificates of lawfulness under the so-called ‘four year rule’. It is also the second victory of this kind in Redbridge in just two days! Yesterday we obtained a similar certificate of lawfulness for the use of 39 flats in another part of Ilford. This […]
Certificate of Lawfulness under the four year rule for the use of a building as 39 flats
This is the biggest ever application we have made for a certificate of lawfulness under the four year rule! The applicant had created 39 flats without planning permission. However, the “four-year rule” means that the creation of new dwellings is lawful after a period of four years has passed. It is a provision set out […]
Planning appeal allowed for six metre rear extension under prior approval (Redbridge)
This appeal related to a refusal of prior approval for a larger home extension at a semi-detached property in Redbridge. The proposal involved the demolition of an existing single-storey rear addition and the construction of a new single-storey rear extension with a depth of six metres. The council refused prior approval on the basis that […]
Prior approval granted for six metre rear extension (Redbridge)
‘Larger home extensions’ are single-storey rear extensions which project up to six metres from the original rear wall of a house, or up to eight metres in the case of a detached dwelling. They are permitted under an additional permitted development regime which goes beyond the usual depth limits of three metres, or four metres […]