Planning appeal decision
Penrhyn, London Road, Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 4BA
Planning appeal 3305228 at Penrhyn, London Road, Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 4BA (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2024 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the decision of the Council to refuse the application for a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.
construction of garage with brick walls and pantile roof
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- White P
- Postcode
- CM23 4BA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the decision of the Council to refuse the application for a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
What decided it
The height of the proposed garage would have exceeded 2.5 metres measured from the highest surface of ground immediately adjacent to the building (the neighbouring garden), and therefore would not have constituted permitted development under Class E of the GPDO.
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