Planning appeal decision
153 Bispham Road, Blackpool, FY2 0NN
Planning appeal 3277572 at 153 Bispham Road, Blackpool, FY2 0NN (Blackpool Borough Council) was allowed on 24 February 2022 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended.
the erection of a single storey detached rear extension
- Authority
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- FY2 0NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended
What decided it
The 150mm gap between the proposed and existing extensions is sufficient to demonstrate they are separate freestanding structures rather than joined extensions, meaning the total enlargement complies with the size limitations in the GDPO.
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