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Dismissed16 February 20263358141

Chadwick Court Chadwick Lane, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0AS

Planning appeal 3358141 at Chadwick Court Chadwick Lane, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0AS (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2026 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probability that the proposed operational development would benefit from express planning permission.

Erection of PPC aluminium greenhouse with red brick dwarf wall and associated hardstanding pathway

Authority
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
B93 0AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probability that the proposed operational development would benefit from express planning permission

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probability that a greenhouse of the proposed size was reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, as no evidence was provided regarding its intended horticultural purpose or why the existing greenhouse could not be refurbished.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Sinclair-Lockhart's Trustees v Central Land Board [1950] 1 P&CR 195; Methuan-Campbell v Walters [1979] 1 QB 525; Attorney General, ex r Sutcliffe v Calderdale Borough Council (1983) 46 P&CR 399; Skerritts of Nottingham Ltd v SSETR [2001] QB 59; Sumpton v London Borough of Greenwich [2007] EWHC 2776 (Admin); Hampshire CC & the Open Spaces Society & Others v SSEFRA & Blackbushe Airport Ltd [2020] EWHC 959 (Admin), [2021] EWCA 398, [2020] JPL 1359

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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