Planning appeal decision
19, Church Square, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6AA
Planning appeal 3277397 at 19, Church Square, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6AA (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 23 June 2022 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the replacement of traditional timber sash windows with new double glazed UPVC windows materially affects the external appearance of the building and therefore constitutes development requiring planning permission.
Replacement of traditional timber sash windows with new double glazed UPVC windows
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hainsworth D
- Postcode
- LU5 6AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the replacement of traditional timber sash windows with new double glazed UPVC windows materially affects the external appearance of the building and therefore constitutes development requiring planning permission
What decided it
The new UPVC windows differed materially from the original timber sash windows in their construction, frame bulkiness, pane subdivision, and operation, which together materially affected the external appearance of the building.
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