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Dane Court, Copt Hill, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NW
Planning appeal 3342034 at Dane Court, Copt Hill, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NW (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2026 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the land where the proposed building would be sited falls within the curtilage of the dwelling and therefore whether the proposal can be considered as permitted development in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
the construction of a single-storey store
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- CM3 4NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the land where the proposed building would be sited falls within the curtilage of the dwelling and therefore whether the proposal can be considered as permitted development in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015
What decided it
The proposed store lacked an intimate or necessary relationship with the dwelling, being distanced in excess of 50m and having no functional association with the residential use, and therefore did not form part and parcel of the building as required by the curtilage test.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Sumption v LB Greenwich & Rokos [2007] EWHC 2776 (Admin); Sinclair-Lockhart's Trustees v Central Land Board [1950] 1 P. & C.R. 195; Dyer v Dorset CC [1989]; SSETR v Skerritts of Nottingham [2000]; Methuen-Campbell v Walters [1979] 1 QB 525; R (on the application of Hampshire CC) v SSE [2021] EWCA Civ 398
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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