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Dismissed11 December 20253358779

26 Kent Road, West Town, Peterborough, PE3 6DG

Planning appeal 3358779 at 26 Kent Road, West Town, Peterborough, PE3 6DG (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2025 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded, turning on whether the building operation of erecting the ground floor rear extension would have been lawful if commenced on the date of application.

Ground floor rear extension to a dwellinghouse

Authority
Peterborough City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Harbottle M
Postcode
PE3 6DG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded, turning on whether the building operation of erecting the ground floor rear extension would have been lawful if commenced on the date of application

What decided it

The extension extends beyond a side wall of the original dwellinghouse and has a width exceeding half the width of the original dwellinghouse, triggering limitation (j) sub-clause (iii) of Class A permitted development rights, requiring express planning permission.

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