Planning appeal decision
30 Stonebridge, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 5BZ
Planning appeal 3356675 at 30 Stonebridge, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 5BZ (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 2 February 2026 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the development would have been lawful as at the date of the LDC application.
proposed erection of a temporary garage
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bond V
- Postcode
- BS21 5BZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the development would have been lawful as at the date of the LDC application
What decided it
The proposed garage would be situated forward of the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse, breaching the E.1(c) limitation of Class E permitted development, and therefore could not be lawful development.
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