®Planning appeal decision
61 Blessbury Road, Edgware, HA8 0SU
Planning appeal 3274225 at 61 Blessbury Road, Edgware, HA8 0SU (London Borough of Barnet) was allowed on 15 August 2022 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed outbuilding would constitute permitted development under Class E.(a) of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, as a building incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.
Erection of a rear outbuilding for use as a gym and storage room (Appeal A: 61.34m²) / Erection of a rear outbuilding with flat roof and 4 roof lights for use as a gym, office/storage (Appeal B: 41m²)
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- HA8 0SU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed outbuilding would constitute permitted development under Class E.(a) of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, as a building incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse
What decided it
The size and scale of the proposed outbuilding in relation to the main dwellinghouse determined whether it could be considered incidental and subordinate to the enjoyment of the house: Appeal A's 61.34m² was excessive and failed the test; Appeal B's 41m² was proportionate and met the test.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Emin v Secretary of State for the Environment and Mid-Sussex County Council QBD 1989 58 P&CR; LB Croydon v Gladden [1994] 1 PLR 2; Holding v FSS & Thurrock BC [2004] JPL 1405; Peche D'or Investments v SSE [1996] JPL 311; Rambridge v SSE & East Herts DC [1996] QBD; Wallington v SSW & Montgomeryshire DC [1990] JPL 112; [1991] JPL 942; Holding v First Secretary of State [2003] EWHC 3138 (Admin)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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