Planning appeal decision
2 Huntsmans Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3WX
Planning appeal 3323887 at 2 Huntsmans Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3WX (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2024 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a lawful development certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed development would have been lawful under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended.
current sunroom which is not situated on concrete foundations to have new foundations installed and new roof and access from kitchen opened through existing window to make permanent extension
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wraight G
- Postcode
- LE7 3WX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a lawful development certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed development would have been lawful under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended
What decided it
The proposed extension, when considered cumulatively with existing extensions, would exceed the permitted development limits under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A.2(j)(iii) of the GDPO by having a width greater than half the width of the original dwelling.
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