A new planning application 25/01547 has just been submitted for a roof extension.
This application has a strange history.
On the 20 Feb 2025 a Lawful Certificate was requested and we commented on the 10th March that refusal was inevitable. Indeed, LBB refused the request on 15th April. Yet building work actually commenced 5 days earlier on 10th April (!?). Why one would do this is unclear. Having discovered that the building work would not be permitted development, a planning application (details above) was submitted on 25th April to seek retrospective permission. At the time of writing, the work is well .JPG?timestamp=1747827941745)
advanced. Unfortunately the property is in the Shortlands Village Conservation Area and it is quite possible that the application will be refused. Were a refusal upheld at Appeal, the extension would have to be removed.