Planning appeal decision
Beechfield Farm, Otley Road to Beechfield Farm, Beckwithshaw, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QL
Planning appeal 3306371 at Beechfield Farm, Otley Road to Beechfield Farm, Beckwithshaw, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QL (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 27 February 2023 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed outbuilding is required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse and in particular whether the proposal is reasonable.
Erection of a Class E outbuilding in the curtilage of the house comprising rooms for a home office, legal document storage, a therapy gym, and a WC/wet room
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wharton T
- Postcode
- HG3 1QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed outbuilding is required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse and in particular whether the proposal is reasonable
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding is unreasonably large in scale for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, with excessive dead space and a disproportionately sized gym, and therefore does not constitute permitted development under Class E of the GPDO.
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