Planning appeal decision
Land at Conifers, Rucklers Lane , Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 9NE
Planning appeal 3347853 at Land at Conifers, Rucklers Lane , Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 9NE (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2025 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the raised decking constitutes development requiring planning permission.
without planning permission, the installation of raised decking
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- WD4 9NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the raised decking constitutes development requiring planning permission
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
- Whether the compliance period specified in the notice is reasonable
What decided it
The raised decking is a building operation requiring planning permission because it is physically attached, permanent, and constructed on site, and it does not fall within permitted development rights as it is positioned forward of the principal elevation of the dwelling.
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