Planning appeal decision
Benton Lane Farm, Benton Green Lane, Solihull, CV7 7AY
Planning appeal 3348670 at Benton Lane Farm, Benton Green Lane, Solihull, CV7 7AY (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 18 October 2024 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO.
a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.6m at the eaves
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- CV7 7AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO
What decided it
The extension measured 8 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse to which it would be attached, thereby complying with the permitted development limitations in Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO.
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