1A Sutcliffe Close, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3PL

Planning appeal 3286600 at 1A Sutcliffe Close, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3PL (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 29 September 2022 by Inspector Steen 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, taking account of whether the proposed dormer extends beyond the plane of the existing roof slope that forms the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse and fronts a highway, as prohibited by Class B.1(c), Part 1, Schedule 2 of the GPDO.

the insertion of side and rear dormer window, together with the insertion of 3 no. rooflights to front roof slope, 1 no. rooflight to side roof slope and 1 no. rooflight to rear roof slope to facilitate the conversion of the existing loft to provide habitable accommodation. Insertion of new facing brickwork and casement window following the removal of the existing garage door to facilitate the conversion of the existing garage to provide habitable accommodation

Authority: Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Steen A
Postcode: WD23 3PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, taking account of whether the proposed dormer extends beyond the plane of the existing roof slope that forms the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse and fronts a highway, as prohibited by Class B.1(c), Part 1, Schedule 2 of the GPDO

What decided it

The identification of the principal elevation as that containing the garage door rather than the main entrance door meant the proposed dormer did not breach the Class B.1(c) restriction on extending beyond the principal elevation fronting a highway.

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