Planning appeal decision
53 Stanley Road, Worcester, WR5 1BB
Planning appeal 3331660 at 53 Stanley Road, Worcester, WR5 1BB (Worcester City Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2024 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the development would have constituted permitted development by virtue of Article 3 and Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
a loft conversion
- Authority
- Worcester City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- WR5 1BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the development would have constituted permitted development by virtue of Article 3 and Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The material difference between the proposed plans and what was actually constructed, combined with the unappealedEnforcement notice, established that the original development was unlawful and therefore the building does not benefit from permitted development rights.
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