Planning appeal decision
51 Applesham Avenue , Hove, East Sussex , BN3 8JJ
Planning appeal 3345223 at 51 Applesham Avenue , Hove, East Sussex , BN3 8JJ (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO.
4m rear extension with pitched roof, redland 49 tiles to match existing, 2 velux windows, 4m bifold door to rear elevation
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- BN3 8JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO
What decided it
The proposed extension would extend beyond a wall forming a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse and would have a width greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse, thereby failing to meet criterion A.1(j) of the GPDO.
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