Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Silver Lane, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QR
Planning appeal 3337480 at The Barn, Silver Lane, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QR (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 17 June 2024 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision was well-founded in relation to whether the rights under Article 3 and Class A, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the GPDO are limited where the dwellinghouse is within the curtilage of a listed building and, if so, whether the dwellinghouse is within the curtilage of a listed building.
single storey side extension. Summary
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- CM5 0QR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision was well-founded in relation to whether the rights under Article 3 and Class A, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the GPDO are limited where the dwellinghouse is within the curtilage of a listed building and, if so, whether the dwellinghouse is within the curtilage of a listed building
What decided it
The GPDO contains no restriction on permitted development rights under Class A, Part 1, Schedule 2 for buildings within the curtilage of a listed building, unlike other classes which explicitly state such limitations.
The decision letter
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