Planning appeal decision
Owls Cottage, Killiganoon, Carnon Downs, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6JT
Planning appeal 3329467 at Owls Cottage, Killiganoon, Carnon Downs, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6JT (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 27 November 2023 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful development was well founded.
Extensions and alterations to dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilson S
- Postcode
- TR3 6JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful development was well founded
What decided it
The proposal fails to comply with the condition in Class B.2(b)(1)(aa) of the GDPO 2015 requiring that the eaves of the original roof are maintained or reinstated, as raising the ridgeline would prevent reinstatement of the original eaves.
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