Planning appeal decision
68A - 70 Tavistock Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2RG
Planning appeal 3286561 at 68A - 70 Tavistock Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2RG (Bedford Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 19 September 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the removal of render from both sides of the first-floor windows to expose underlying brickwork constitutes a breach of planning control.
without planning permission, a material alteration to the appearance of the front elevation of the building as a result of the removal of render from both sides of the first-floor windows and the exposure of underlying brickwork
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- MK40 2RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the removal of render from both sides of the first-floor windows to expose underlying brickwork constitutes a breach of planning control
What decided it
The planning permission drawings clearly and unambiguously showed the exposed brickwork on both existing and proposed elevations, thereby approving the removal of render as part of the external alterations.
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