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Notice upheld21 October 20243342817

52 Dearnford Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 6DY

Planning appeal 3342817 at 52 Dearnford Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 6DY (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2024 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the porch constitutes a breach of planning control.

Without planning permission, the unauthorised development comprising of the erection of a building used as a front porch on the land (the approximate position shown edged blue on the attached plan)

Authority
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
CH62 6DY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the porch constitutes a breach of planning control

What decided it

The ground area of the porch at 7.75 square metres exceeds the 3 square metre limit for permitted development under Class D, making it unauthorised development requiring planning permission.

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