Planning appeal decision
18 Craigweil Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 7EX
Planning appeal 3293399 at 18 Craigweil Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 7EX (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 17 May 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal of the LDC application was well-founded, turning on whether the appellants have shown that planning approval is granted for the proposal by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
proposed outbuilding at the rear of the garden
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- WD7 7EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal of the LDC application was well-founded, turning on whether the appellants have shown that planning approval is granted for the proposal by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The outbuilding would accommodate uses incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling (home gym and den) with a subordinate WC/shower facility, reasonably required and not excessive in floor space, and would meet all relevant GPDO limitations, thus falling within Class E permitted development.
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