®Planning appeal decision
1A Sutcliffe Close, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3PL
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
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.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.