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Dismissed12 July 20213263973

Skyborne, 21 Kentish Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL9 6NG

Planning appeal 3263973 at Skyborne, 21 Kentish Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL9 6NG (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2021 by Inspector Symons G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the purpose of the building would be incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, as a matter of fact and degree, reasonably required of the primary residential use.

described as “Remove the existing Pool House with changing room, bathroom, sauna & store in rear garden. Form new replacement structure to incorporate gym, changing room, sauna, refreshments area & store room. New structure to be 2m, or greater, from the boundary with No.27. Height of outbuilding to be 2.5m from ground level flat roof. All uses in the proposed replacement outbuilding are incidental to the main dwelling, which does not have these uses, such as a gym, etc

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Symons G
Postcode
AL9 6NG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the purpose of the building would be incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, as a matter of fact and degree, reasonably required of the primary residential use

What decided it

The proposed refreshments area, sized as a bar with seating for multiple people, would function as an extension of primary living accommodation rather than a use incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.

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