Planning appeal decision
42 Greencroft Avenue, Ruislip, HA4 9JJ
Planning appeal 3315180 at 42 Greencroft Avenue, Ruislip, HA4 9JJ (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 21 February 2024 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether planning permission is granted for the proposal by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) at Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1.
an open glass canopy with timber posts
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- HA4 9JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether planning permission is granted for the proposal by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) at Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1
What decided it
The canopy would extend 4.8m beyond the original rear wall of the dwelling, exceeding the 3m limit imposed by Class A paragraph A.1(f)(i) of the GPDO, and was attached rather than freestanding, preventing reliance on Class E.
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