Planning appeal decision
55 Wades Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7EB
Planning appeal 3344815 at 55 Wades Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7EB (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 4 April 2025 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed single-storey rear extension constitutes permitted development under Class A of the General Permitted Development Order 2015, specifically whether it complies with the restriction that it must not extend beyond a side wall of the original dwelling and must not be more than half the width of the original dwelling.
the proposed building operations for the 3m single-storey rear extension
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- BS34 7EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed single-storey rear extension constitutes permitted development under Class A of the General Permitted Development Order 2015, specifically whether it complies with the restriction that it must not extend beyond a side wall of the original dwelling and must not be more than half the width of the original dwelling
What decided it
The entire extension, treated as a single enlarged part of the dwellinghouse, extends beyond a side wall and exceeds half the width of the original dwelling, thereby failing to comply with Class A restrictions and not constituting permitted development.
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