Planning appeal decision
Tithe House, Thurlbear Road, Orchard Portman, Taunton, TA3 5BW
Planning appeal 3284067 at Tithe House, Thurlbear Road, Orchard Portman, Taunton, TA3 5BW (Somerset West and Taunton *) was allowed on 15 February 2022 by Inspector Harwood A, 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, specifically whether the proposed extension would constitute permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, as amended.
described as “the proposal allows for the construction of a new single storey extension to the side of Tithe House. Details of the proposed extension can be seen on the submitted drawings
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- TA3 5BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, specifically whether the proposed extension would constitute permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, as amended
What decided it
The extension is proposed on the rear (southern) elevation, not the principal (northern) elevation of the dwelling, and therefore does not breach the limitation in paragraph A.1 of Class A of the GPDO.
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