Planning appeal decision
Gransden House Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QZ
Planning appeal 3288717 at Gransden House Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QZ (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 6 June 2022 by Inspector Madge M, 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.
the erection of a detached outbuilding
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- S71 4QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant demonstrated on the balance of probability that the proposed outbuilding, with its gym, yoga area, wet room (ancillary to exercise), and storage facilities, was reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such, meeting the requirements of Class E of the GPDO.
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