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Allowed13 February 20263357944

76 Birchall Road, Bristol, BS6 7TU

Planning appeal 3357944 at 76 Birchall Road, Bristol, BS6 7TU (Bristol City Council) was allowed on 13 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 lawful development certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the development would have been lawful as at the date of the LDC application.

Hip to gable and rear dormer loft conversion. Demolition of small hipped roof connected to the original roof

Authority
Bristol City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Bond V
Postcode
BS6 7TU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate 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 development complies with the Class B permitted development volume limitation of 50 cubic metres for semi-detached houses, with the appellant's calculations of 49.33 cubic metres being accurate and the single storey extension roof volume correctly excluded from the calculation.

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