Planning appeal decision
170 High Street, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0EG
Planning appeal 3336180 at 170 High Street, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0EG (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 3 July 2024 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the building operation of installation of 6 rooflights to the front elevation and 6 rooflights to the rear elevation would have been lawful if begun on the date of the application.
Installation of 6 rooflights to front elevation and 6 rooflights to rear elevation
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
- Postcode
- HP7 0EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the building operation of installation of 6 rooflights to the front elevation and 6 rooflights to the rear elevation would have been lawful if begun on the date of the application
What decided it
The 1993 planning condition restricting alterations to the external appearance and prohibiting additional roof openings without express planning permission prevents the permitted development rights under Class C of the 2015 Order from applying to the proposed rooflights.
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