Planning Appeal for Side & Rear Extensions – Hillingdon Case Study
We are pleased to have won a planning appeal for side and rear extensions after the London Borough of Hillingdon refused planning permission. The proposed development included a single storey wraparound extension and a part double storey side and rear extension with crown roof. Internal alterations and a new garage space were also planned, along with new windows […]
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 allowed for large two-storey extension (overturning a refusal on ‘over-dominance’)
Planning permission was refused for a substantial two-storey side extension at Rosedale House, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling. The council’s concern was that the extension, by reason of its scale, massing and forward projection, would not be subordinate to the existing house and would appear overly dominant and visually intrusive in this countryside location. There was some […]
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 […]
Wyre case study: Appeal allowed for two-storey extension
Planning permission was refused for a two-storey side extension at 47A Briar Road, Thornton-Cleveleys. In this case, the council did not object to the design of the proposal. Its concern was the effect on a neighbouring property, in particular a ground floor window located in the side elevation of number 49. The refusal reason suggested […]
Refused for ‘terracing effect’ and neighbour impact – appeal allowed for two-storey extension
In this case, the council refused planning permission for a two-storey side and rear extension on two familiar grounds. First, it argued that the side extension would close the gap to the neighbouring property and create a ‘terracing effect’, harming the character of the street. Second, it argued that the extension would cause an unacceptable […]
Southend-on Sea planning appeal success: two-storey side extension
It can sometimes be hard to get planning permission for a two-storey side extension. Council planners are not very keen on house extensions that can be seen from the street and they worry that side extensions close the gap between the house and its neighbour and therefore harm the streetscene. We have written elsewhere about […]
Harrow planning appeal success: householder extensions
Appeal allowed for extensive householder extensions at 56 Uxbridge Road, Harrow Weald This appeal related to a comprehensive package of householder extensions at 56 Uxbridge Road in Harrow Weald, including a single and two-storey side and rear extension, alterations and extensions to the roof, rooflights, a front porch, changes to the site access and hardstanding, […]
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 […]
Spelthorne case study: planning appeal for a two-storey side and rear extension
This case shows how you need patience and persistence in planning. Sometimes you need to try, and then try again (and sometimes again). Most of our clients get there in the end, but it is not always quick and easy! We had a lost an earlier appeal for extensions to this house. We hate to […]