Planning appeal decision
Oakfield Farm, Bradnocks Marsh Lane, Hampton in Arden, B92 0LH
Planning appeal 3335582 at Oakfield Farm, Bradnocks Marsh Lane, Hampton in Arden, B92 0LH (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 27 November 2025 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the decision of the Council to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
a single storey side extension
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- B92 0LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the decision of the Council to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The principal elevation of the dwellinghouse is the east elevation, as established by the long-standing vehicular access and driveway to the east, the witness evidence that the west elevation was always the rear of the property, and the architectural features positioned on the east elevation since 1987.
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