Planning appeal decision
254 East Bawtry Road, Rotherham, S60 3LT
Planning appeal 3353534 at 254 East Bawtry Road, Rotherham, S60 3LT (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matter stated in the enforcement notice has actually occurred.
without the required planning permission, the erection of an outbuilding on land forward of a wall forming the principal elevation of the original dwellinghouse
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- S60 3LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matter stated in the enforcement notice has actually occurred
- Whether it constitutes a breach of planning control
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
What decided it
The outbuilding is located forward of the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse and therefore does not qualify as permitted development under Class E, making the enforcement notice correctly issued and its requirements proportionate.
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