Planning appeal decision
7 Bow Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 3PB
Planning appeal 3350520 at 7 Bow Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 3PB (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 5 March 2025 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the installation of the roller shutter constitutes development requiring planning permission.
without planning permission, the installation of an externally mounted roller shutter to the south-east facing (corner) elevation of the building on the land, as shown on the attached photograph
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- BD21 3PB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the installation of the roller shutter constitutes development requiring planning permission
- Whether the development is immune from enforcement action due to the passage of time (4-year rule)
What decided it
The installation of a roller shutter on a shop front in a conservation area requires planning permission and is not permitted development, and the appellant failed to demonstrate the development occurred more than 4 years before the enforcement notice was issued.
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