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Allowed19 July 20233295300

154 Whitmore Road, Harrow, HA1 4AQ

Planning appeal 3295300 at 154 Whitmore Road, Harrow, HA1 4AQ (London Borough of Harrow) was allowed on 19 July 2023 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, specifically whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Class B, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

Alterations and extension to roof to form end gable; rear dormer; two rooflights in the front roofslope; two windows in end gable

Authority
London Borough of Harrow
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Brownless E
Postcode
HA1 4AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, specifically whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Class B, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

What decided it

The appellant's CAD-based volumetric calculation method, which properly accounted for the bellcast roof form and excluded roof verge space, demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the additional roofspace would be 47.347 cubic metres, within the 50 cubic metre permitted development threshold for semi-detached houses.

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