®Planning appeal decision
Poplar Cottage, Nosterfield End, Shudy, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4TE
described as ‘Single storey rear kitchen extension to detached house. Work completed June 2017. Distance from back wall of 'original' house to new back wall is 5.25m. Height of apex is 3.8m, height of eaves is 2.5m. Internal extension space is c. 5m x 5m (25m sq). House prior to extension is c. 200m sq (extension is 12.5% of previously existing living area)
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bond V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the extension was lawful as at the date of the LDC application
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the required plans were attached to the 18 April 2017 email submission, and works commenced before any 42-day deemed approval period could have expired, meaning the extension was not lawful by permitted development and remained subject to enforcement action as at the LDC application date.
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