Planning appeal decision
20 Elmridge, Leigh, WN7 1HN
Planning appeal 3344944 at 20 Elmridge, Leigh, WN7 1HN (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded with particular regard to whether it has been demonstrated that the proposed outbuilding would be permitted development under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
a proposed outbuilding for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- WN7 1HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded with particular regard to whether it has been demonstrated that the proposed outbuilding would be permitted development under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate with sufficient precision and clarity that all the proposed floorspace would be reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling, as the storage of tools, bicycles, and garden equipment could be accommodated within a smaller footprint.
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