22 Glendale Drive, GUILDFORD, GU4 7HX

1- a single storey rear extension, extending no more than 3 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse (maximum height 3.325m, eaves height 2.400m) which falls under Part 1, Class A of Permitted Development rights; 2- installation of 3 No. rooflights which falls under Part 1 Class C of Permitted Development rights

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Shields T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed extension benefits from permitted development rights under Article 3 and Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as amended

What decided it

The garage was originally constructed separately from the main dwellinghouse, meaning the proposed extension would exceed the width limitation imposed by Class A.1(j)(iii) of the permitted development order and therefore cannot be carried out lawfully without planning permission.

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