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Dismissed16 June 20253345528

The Old Chapel Chapel Lane, Smestow, Dudley, DY3 4PL

Planning appeal 3345528 at The Old Chapel Chapel Lane, Smestow, Dudley, DY3 4PL (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2025 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed outbuilding would constitute development permitted under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as a building incidental to the enjoyment of a dwellinghouse.

Erection of a single-storey outbuilding to provide a home study and games room

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
DY3 4PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed outbuilding would constitute development permitted under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as a building incidental to the enjoyment of a dwellinghouse

What decided it

The proposed outbuilding was excessive in size relative to the modest dwellinghouse and the appellant failed to justify how it would be reasonably required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, therefore it would not constitute permitted development under Class E.

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