Appeal 3308343
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
7 sections
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Section 01
Development description
as built loft conversion with rear dormers.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Procedural Matters
At the time of my site visit, the proposed wall was in place. The application made clear that the scheme had been submitted retrospectively and I have dealt with the appeal on that basis.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of host property and area in general.
Section 05
Reasons
The site is within a predominantly residential area, characterised by properties of varying design and style. The appeal property is a modest two storey semi-detached property.
The Havering Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document (2011) (the SPD) confirms that extensions should respect and be subordinate to the original dwelling. In terms of dormer windows the SPD highlights these should face the rear garden, and should be contained well within the body of the roof, by amongst other things being set well back from the eaves, gables and party walls. Windows should relate to the windows of the original house in proportion, design and position.
I observed during my site visit that the development does not comply with most of the guidelines set out in the SPD.
The large dormer on the outrigger exceeds the outrigger roof ridge. The smaller dormer projects slightly forward from the main rear elevation above UPVC sofit board. The mass of the dormers are uncharacteristic in comparison to other dormers within the area. I find that the scale and design of the rear dormers are incongruous to the host property and appears as bulky and stark features in the surrounding area.
Other properties in the immediate area have rooflights visible from the front of the property, the rooflights within the development do not look out of place. Notwithstanding this the rooflights are not severable physically nor functionally from the loft conversion development before me.
I conclude that the proposed development would harm the character and appearance of host property and area in general. There is conflict with Policy 26 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 (2021) which amongst other things seeks to ensure developments are of high quality design which respect and complement the site and local area.
Section 06
Other Matters
I understand that the Appellant submitted an application for a certificate of lawful development for the works believing that they would fall within permitted development rights. Whist there was a delay in the Council issuing the decision that planning permission was required, this does not persuade me that the development should be allowed.
Section 07
Conclusion
For the above reasons I conclude that this appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 126No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 19 December 2022Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 26 November 2022 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3308343
- Application reference
- P1237.22
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Planning authority code
- E09000016
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- No
- Historic building grant made
- No
- Relates to a conservation area
- No
- Flooding is an issue
- No
- Site within an AONB
- No
- Site within an SSSI
- No
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 5 October 2022
- Valid date
- 5 October 2022
- Start date
- 10 October 2022
- Planning authority decision date
- 21 September 2022
- Appeal decision date
- 19 December 2022
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- No
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 25482
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:26
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21