®Planning appeal decision
105 Lonsdale Road, OXFORD, OX2 7ET
described in the application form as: The erection of a new single storey outbuilding in the rear garden of the existing property. The addition of a new paved path from the house to the proposed outbuilding and a sunken paved patio on the south west garden side of the outbuilding
- Authority
- Oxford City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Preston C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is whether the Council's decision to refuse the application was well-founded based on relevant facts and judicial authority.
- The main issue in dispute is whether the proposal would amount to permitted development under the terms of Class E, Part 1, of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (the GPDO).
What decided it
The evidence on the intended use of the summer room and home office/gym showed the building would function as an extension of the primary living accommodation rather than being required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, taking it outside Class E permitted development rights.
Judgments cited: Emin v SSE & Mid Sussex DC [1989] JPL 909; Peche D'Or Investments v SSE[1996] JPL 311
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.