Planning appeal decision
Alderley Water Lane, Tarbock Green, Prescot, L35 1RE
Planning appeal 3351740 at Alderley Water Lane, Tarbock Green, Prescot, L35 1RE (Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 7 November 2025 by Inspector Fagan N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
the construction of a building for garage space and space incidental to enjoyment of the dwellinghouse
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fagan N
- Postcode
- L35 1RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The proposed building's uses are genuinely incidental and subordinate to the dwellinghouse, and the building's size is proportionate to the previous structures on the site, making it permitted development under Class E of the GPDO.
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