Planning appeal decision
Bracken House Blidworth Waye, Papplewick, Nottingham, NG15 8GB
Planning appeal 3279123 at Bracken House Blidworth Waye, Papplewick, Nottingham, NG15 8GB (Gedling Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 9 March 2022 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development constitutes a breach of planning control, specifically whether the building is reasonably required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse under Class E of the GPDO.
Without planning permission, the erection of an unauthorised building with associated hardstanding comprising steps and a patio in the approximate position marked on the attached plan
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- NG15 8GB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development constitutes a breach of planning control, specifically whether the building is reasonably required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse under Class E of the GPDO
What decided it
The building is reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as a summer house and entertainment facility, and therefore constitutes permitted development under Class E of the GPDO, meaning the development does not constitute a breach of planning control.
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