Planning appeal decision
Mudhall Cottage Winterbourne Road, Boxford, Newbury, RG20 8AY
Planning appeal 3291473 at Mudhall Cottage Winterbourne Road, Boxford, Newbury, RG20 8AY (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 14 October 2022 by Inspector Page L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide accommodation that is tantamount to the creation of a separate self-contained and independent dwelling.
Conversion of part of existing detached garage to create annexed accommodation
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Page L
- Postcode
- RG20 8AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide accommodation that is tantamount to the creation of a separate self-contained and independent dwelling
What decided it
The proposal, when all matters of fact and degree are comprehensively considered, should legitimately be regarded as an annexe functionally linked and incidental to the main dwelling rather than a separate self-contained dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ADPP1Policy ADPP5Policy CS1Policy CS14Policy C1
- Judgments
- Uttlesford DC v SSE & White [1992]; Winchester CC v SSCLG & Others [2013] EWHC 101 (Admin); [2015] EWCA Civ 563
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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