Westmorlands, Hinckley Road, Wolvey, HINCKLEY, LE10 3HQ

erection of a building incidental to the enjoyment of the existing house comprising of a gym, home office and games/garden room

Authority: Rugby Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Jones L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

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

What decided it

The overall size and scale of the proposed outbuilding (104.55m²), combined with the spacious provision of non-essential facilities such as the games/garden room with bar and seating area, meant it was not genuinely subordinate and reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, and therefore did not qualify as permitted development under Class E of the GPDO.

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