Planning appeal decision
70 Silver Street, Silver End, Essex, CM8 3QF
Planning appeal 3282873 at 70 Silver Street, Silver End, Essex, CM8 3QF (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2022 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, in particular whether the development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- CM8 3QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, in particular whether the development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The proposed extension would fail to meet the eaves height limitation under paragraph A.1(d) of Class A of the GPDO, and would also extend beyond a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse contrary to paragraph A.2(b) applicable to conservation areas.
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