Planning appeal decision
Land at 166 Dale Valley Road, Southampton, SO16 6QW
Planning appeal 3258495 at Land at 166 Dale Valley Road, Southampton, SO16 6QW (Southampton City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 June 2021 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c).
without planning permission, the erection of a storage structure, a bin store structure and a front brick and rail boundary wall with piers on the front forecourt of the land
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- SO16 6QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive having regard to its purpose (ground f)
What decided it
The roof hatch is integral to the creation of the raised platform and exceeds permitted development limits; permanently blocking it up or removing and replacing it would prevent use as a raised platform and remedy the breach.
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