Planning appeal decision
3 Copse Wood Way , Northwood, HA6 2TP
Planning appeal 3280182 at 3 Copse Wood Way , Northwood, HA6 2TP (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 1 February 2022 by Inspector Symons G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building would exceed the height limitation under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E.1(e)(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO).
a detached outbuilding
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Symons G
- Postcode
- HA6 2TP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the building would exceed the height limitation under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E.1(e)(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO)
- Whether the building would be required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such
What decided it
The proposed building would exceed the 2.5 metre height limitation under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E.1(e)(ii) of the GPDO due to the slope of the land, meaning it does not benefit from permitted development rights.
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