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Hounslow Extension Appeal: Feltham Refusal Overturned on Design and Access
A refusal containing two reasons can feel difficult to challenge. But the...
Garage Conversion Refused in a Conservation Area, Then Allowed on Appeal
A garage conversion sounds like one of the least controversial changes you...
An Isleworth Extension Refused Over a Few Centimetres, Won on Appeal
Building work does not always match approved drawings to the centimetre. But...
Southall Extension Refused Over a Bathroom Window — Appeal Allowed
The 45-degree rule is a rough daylight test intended mainly to protect windows serving...
Greenford Loft Conversion Refused Over Its Rear Dormer — Appeal Allowed
A hip-to-gable loft conversion is one of the most familiar alterations to...
Barnet Infill Housing Refusal Overturned on Appeal
Side plots are one of the increasingly common places to build new...
“You’ve Extended Enough”: How We Won a Barnet Extension Appeal
“Enough is enough” is an opinion, not a planning policy. Where a...
Cricklewood Dormer Approved Despite Failing Barnet’s Design Tests
Barnet’s Residential Design Guidance contains unusually specific measurements for dormer windows. A...
Islington Called This Garden Office “Excessive”. The Appeal Inspector Disagreed.
Read Islington’s reason for refusing this garden office and you would picture...
The 45-Degree Rule Didn’t Fit: How We Won a Weybridge Extension Appeal
Planning departments run on rules of thumb. The 45-degree rule, the 21-metre...
Hidden Behind a Two-Metre Fence: An Esher Outbuilding Appeal
Councils do not like outbuildings in front gardens. There is a settled...
A Garage at a Listed Coach House near Salisbury, Won on Appeal
The word “setting” lets a council say no to a building it...