Planning appeal decision
4 Court Lane, Stevington, Bedford, MK43 7QS
Planning appeal 3283019 at 4 Court Lane, Stevington, Bedford, MK43 7QS (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed on 24 March 2022 by Inspector Dyer S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, if the Council had refused the application for a certificate of lawful use or development, their refusal would have been well-founded.
a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dyer S
- Postcode
- MK43 7QS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, if the Council had refused the application for a certificate of lawful use or development, their refusal would have been well-founded
What decided it
The development qualifies as permitted development under Class A of Part 1 Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with agreement on external materials.
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