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Notice varied and upheld17 July 20263360812

24 Burghley Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 2JF

Planning appeal 3360812 at 24 Burghley Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 2JF (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 July 2026 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice (erection of an outbuilding with a raised platform) have occurred (ground (b)).

without planning permission, [the] erection of an outbuilding with [a] raised platform

Authority
Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
WD6 2JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice (erection of an outbuilding with a raised platform) have occurred (ground (b))
  • Whether those matters, if they occurred, constitute a breach of planning control (ground (c))

What decided it

The outbuilding exceeded the maximum height limit of 2.5 metres prescribed by Class E of the GPDO when measured from the highest adjacent ground level, and no express planning permission had been granted, constituting a breach of planning control.

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