Appeal success after refusal of retrospective planning permission for extensions in Hendon
It is surprisingly easy for homeowners to run into planning enforcement problems without ever intending to do so. A common mistake is to obtain separate approvals for different elements of a project, or to combine planning permission with works that would normally be lawful under permitted development, and then build everything together as a single […]
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 […]
Retrospective planning appeal allowed for a roof terrace
The site and background This case concerned a Victorian terraced house on Ormeley Road, in south west London. The property has a two-storey rear outrigger and sits within a mixed urban context, with traditional terraced housing to the west and south and a commercial estate to the east, fronting Cavendish Road. Planning permission had previously […]