Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Black Moss Farm, Dunham Massey, WA14 5RG
Planning appeal 3324880 at The Barn, Black Moss Farm, Dunham Massey, WA14 5RG (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 6 June 2024 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed rear extension would extend beyond the principal elevation of the original dwellinghouse and thereby fail to comply with Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
Erection of small single storey rear extension with rooflights to the rear of the property to create a family kitchen area with garden views
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hainsworth D
- Postcode
- WA14 5RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed rear extension would extend beyond the principal elevation of the original dwellinghouse and thereby fail to comply with Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The north-east elevation facing Black Moss Road is the principal elevation of The Barn, and the proposed extension to the south-west elevation does not extend beyond this principal elevation, therefore complying with Class A permitted development rights.
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