®Planning appeal decision
15 Arncott Road, Piddington, OX25 1PS
the erection of a wooden workshop/log cabin onto an existing concrete base measuring up to but not exceeding 18 foot x 10 foot, 2.5m high. Working solely one to one, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm and Saturday as required 9am - 1pm. All by appointment only. All equipment is portable and freestanding to which won’t be installed. It is for a dog rooming service, which includes bathing, clipping and drying of dogs. Maximum of 3 dogs per day. There will be a 15 minute gap between customers to prevent noise and parking issues
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Hanson S
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 workshop/log cabin building would benefit from permitted development under Article 3(1) and Class E, Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, specifically whether it would be required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such
What decided it
The proposed use of the building for a commercial dog grooming service with external customers is not incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such, and therefore does not qualify as permitted development under Class E of the GPDO.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.