30 Park View, Potters Bar, EN6 5PY

Planning appeal 3354955 at 30 Park View, Potters Bar, EN6 5PY (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the rear outbuilding constitutes lawful development or permitted development under the GPDO.

Rear outbuilding with alterations to existing structure

Authority: Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Braithwaite J
Postcode: EN6 5PY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the rear outbuilding constitutes lawful development or permitted development under the GPDO

What decided it

The building operations carried out to create the outbuilding were unlawful, and Article 3(5)(a) of the GPDO therefore prevents the application of permitted development rights to alter it.

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