Amberwell, Newlands Corner, Guildford, GU4 8SE

Planning appeal 3340338 at Amberwell, Newlands Corner, Guildford, GU4 8SE (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 7 March 2025 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal is granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

‘Single storey outbuilding containing a garage, property entrance, study and swimming pool with materials and glazing to match the existing building. The roofline to follow the fall of the land to ensure a maximum height of the building from ground level is 2.5m at all points. Apart from the garage, which is sloping internally, the proposed ground floor is cut into the slope of the land. The princip al elevation of the existing building, where the front door is located, is the east elevation.’

Authority: Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hawkins S
Postcode: GU4 8SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal is granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

What decided it

The outbuilding would not be unusually or unreasonably large having regard to the incidental roles it is intended to serve and would be genuinely and reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling, thus satisfying Class E of the GPDO.

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