Planning appeal decision
102 The Serpentine North, Blundellsands, Liverpool, L23 6TJ
Planning appeal 3332059 at 102 The Serpentine North, Blundellsands, Liverpool, L23 6TJ (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded.
the erection of a single storey garden room to the rear of the dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- L23 6TJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding's eaves height of 3 metres exceeds the 2.5 metre maximum permitted under Class E.1.(f) of the General Permitted Development Order 2015, meaning it would not constitute permitted development.
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