Summerley Cottage Summerley, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BA

Planning appeal 3342351 at Summerley Cottage Summerley, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BA (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2025 by Inspector Pleasant L, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in a ground (c) appeal is that the matters alleged in the Notice do not constitute a breach of planning control.

Without planning permission, building and engineering operations to the rear and side of Summerley Cottage comprising- 1) The erection of a building incorporating ground floor TV room, domestic store, bar area, and the provision of a platform and balustrade forming part and parcel of the building, shown together for the purposes of identification shaded blue on the attached plan ref: 22/00339/OD_B 2) Engineering operations carried out to facilitate the construction of the building described in Para. 3. 1) above, and to facilitate the laying of a patio shown for the purposes of identification shaded green on the attached plan ref: 22/00339/OD_B

Authority: North East Derbyshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Pleasant L
Postcode: S18 4BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue in a ground (c) appeal is that the matters alleged in the Notice do not constitute a breach of planning control
The ground (d) appeal is that on the date when the notice was issued, no enforcement action could be taken

What decided it

The Inspector found that the building operations, including the TV (garden) room and decking, were not substantially complete until after the four-year relevant date because the bifold doors and other finishing works were not installed until around September 2020.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Sage v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions & Maidstone BC [2003] UKHL 22

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