Planning appeal decision
Emmanuel Cottage, Rusper Road, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0LN
Planning appeal 3310916 at Emmanuel Cottage, Rusper Road, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0LN (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 14 March 2024 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, with particular regard to whether the proposed outbuilding would constitute permitted development by virtue of Class E, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
described in the application form as ‘creation of an outbuilding and internal alterations
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- RH11 0LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, with particular regard to whether the proposed outbuilding would constitute permitted development by virtue of Class E, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding would be reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse and would accord with the limitations of Class E, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO.
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