Planning appeal decision
12 Effingham Road, Reigate, RH2 7JN
Planning appeal 3294933 at 12 Effingham Road, Reigate, RH2 7JN (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was allowed on 9 February 2024 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of proposed development was well founded.
Construction of dormer roof in existing loft space to provide additional room
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hocking P
- Postcode
- RH2 7JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of proposed development was well founded
What decided it
The appellants demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the proposed dormer would be lawful permitted development, with the eaves maintained and the dormer properly set back from the roof edge.
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