Planning appeal decision
17 Spicer Close, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2YA
Planning appeal 3292560 at 17 Spicer Close, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2YA (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a Lawful Development Certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the loft conversion was lawful on the date of application, considering whether the proposal amounts to development works permitted by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B and C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
Loft conversion with small hip to gable extension and rear dormer extension
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- KT12 2YA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a Lawful Development Certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the loft conversion was lawful on the date of application, considering whether the proposal amounts to development works permitted by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B and C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The rooflight forming part of the rear dormer extension exceeded the height of the highest part of the existing roof, breaching the permitted development criteria under Class B of the Order.
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