Planning appeal decision
Benton Lane Farm, Benton Green Lane, Solihull, CV7 7AY
Planning appeal 3341009 at Benton Lane Farm, Benton Green Lane, Solihull, CV7 7AY (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 23 October 2024 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO.
a ground floor rear extension measuring 7.75m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.6m at the eaves
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- CV7 7AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO
What decided it
The existing rear wall, being constructed on the same line as the original rear wall of the dwellinghouse as it existed on 1 April 1948, should be treated as part of the original dwellinghouse for GPDO purposes, and the 7.75-metre extension falls within the 8-metre permitted limit for detached dwellings.
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