Planning appeal decision
Heathfield Dowsett Lane, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1JH
Planning appeal 3314719 at Heathfield Dowsett Lane, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1JH (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2024 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the proposed single-storey side extension to the western elevation would constitute permitted development under Class A to the GPDO.
Appeal A: construction of single storey rear and two single storey side extensions; Appeal B: construction of incidental domestic outbuilding
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
- Postcode
- CM11 1JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposed single-storey side extension to the western elevation would constitute permitted development under Class A to the GPDO
- Appeal B: whether the proposed incidental domestic outbuilding would constitute permitted development under Class E to the GPDO
What decided it
Appeal A: the proposed western side extension infringes Class A.1 sub-section (e)(ii) of the GPDO by extending beyond a wall fronting a highway and forming a side elevation. Appeal B: the application drawings clearly show the existing outbuilding would be removed, demonstrating the proposed outbuilding is genuinely incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.
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