Planning appeal decision
77 Mitton Road, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9JN
Planning appeal 3316392 at 77 Mitton Road, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9JN (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2023 by Inspector Tweddle J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the LPA's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded, turning on whether the dormer extension is permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended.
a rear dormer construction
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
- Postcode
- BB7 9JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the LPA's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded, turning on whether the dormer extension is permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended
What decided it
The external materials, specifically the dark grey uPVC window frames, were not of similar appearance to the white uPVC frames of the existing dwelling, thereby failing to satisfy the condition for permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B of the GPDO.
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