Planning appeal decision
3 Shaftesbury Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3SA
Planning appeal 3310840 at 3 Shaftesbury Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3SA (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed on 12 March 2024 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not a decision to refuse to issue an LDC would have been well-founded, turning on whether the solar panels would have been development permitted by Class A of Part 14 to Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
described as ‘Installation of 7 solar panels on the south facing roof
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- MK40 3SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not a decision to refuse to issue an LDC would have been well-founded, turning on whether the solar panels would have been development permitted by Class A of Part 14 to Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The appellant's confirmation with photographic evidence that the solar panels met the 0.2 metre protrusion limitation and all other Class A permitted development requirements.
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