Planning appeal decision
The Gables Barnet Road, Potters Bar, EN6 2SJ
Planning appeal 3283360 at The Gables Barnet Road, Potters Bar, EN6 2SJ (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 August 2022 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown that planning permission is granted for the proposal by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A and Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
single storey side extensions, loft conversion
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- EN6 2SJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown that planning permission is granted for the proposal by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A and Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The proposed extensions and dormer failed to comply with the limitations and conditions of the GPDO Classes A and B, and no express planning permission had been granted.
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