Planning appeal decision
The Willows, Kirkham Road, Horndon-On-The-Hill, SS17 8QE
Planning appeal 3263141 at The Willows, Kirkham Road, Horndon-On-The-Hill, SS17 8QE (Thurrock Borough Council) was allowed on 18 October 2021 by Inspector Thomas N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed garage would be permitted development under the GPDO as a building required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.
a single storey outbuilding (garage) with pitched roof not exceeding 3.9 metres in height
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thomas N
- Postcode
- SS17 8QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed garage would be permitted development under the GPDO as a building required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse
- Whether the eaves height of the proposed building would comply with the 2.5 metres limitation in paragraph E.1(f) of Schedule 2 Part 1 of the GPDO
What decided it
The proposed garage would be reasonably required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse and would comply with the eaves height limitation, thus constituting permitted development under the GPDO.
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