Planning appeal decision
23 Mauldeth Road West, Withington, Manchester, M20 3EQ
Planning appeal 3338345 at 23 Mauldeth Road West, Withington, Manchester, M20 3EQ (Manchester City Council) was dismissed on 5 June 2024 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed rear dormer constitutes permitted development under Part 1, Schedule 2, Class A and/or Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Enlargement of dwellinghouse with the installation of a rear dormer (loft conversion with flat-roofed structure and vertical walls clad with hanging tiles)
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hainsworth D
- Postcode
- M20 3EQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed rear dormer constitutes permitted development under Part 1, Schedule 2, Class A and/or Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The development failed to meet the permitted development requirements of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 on multiple grounds and therefore required planning permission.
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