Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to agree the implementation of an Article 4 Direction which will remove the permitted development right allowing upwards extensions of additional storeys above existing residential and commercial properties across the whole borough.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree to adopt the Article 4 Direction, under the General Permitted Development Order 2015, to remove the permitted development rights in relation to additional storeys above certain buildings within specific areas of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Director of Inclusive Growth, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Social Housing and the Director of Law and Governance, to vary the extent of the Article 4 Direction in relation to industrial areas in the Borough as deemed appropriate.