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Notice upheld10 April 20253338846

Land Lying to the South-West of Cobbett Hill Road, Normandy, GU3 2DX

Planning appeal 3338846 at Land Lying to the South-West of Cobbett Hill Road, Normandy, GU3 2DX (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 April 2025 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters described in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control, specifically whether the tree house benefits from permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

Without planning permission operational development consisting of the erection of a tree house

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Bale M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters described in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control, specifically whether the tree house benefits from permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

What decided it

The failure to obtain prior approval as required by the GPDO before erecting the tree house means the structure cannot benefit from permitted development rights, and retrospective approval cannot cure this defect.

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