Planning appeal decision
27 Sunbury Lane, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2HX
Planning appeal 3297318 at 27 Sunbury Lane, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2HX (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 3 August 2022 by Inspector Phillips A, 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 development falls within Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B, C and G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015.
formation of rooms in roof space including formation of rear dormers and installation of Velux rooflights to the front elevation
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- KT12 2HX
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 development falls within Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B, C and G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015
What decided it
The L-shaped dormer extension qualifies as permitted development because it joins the original roof to the roof of a rear or side extension, which is an express exception to the limitations in Classes B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the GPDO.
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