51 Queens Avenue, Bromley Cross , Bolton , Greater Manchester , BL7 9BL

Planning appeal 3361231 at 51 Queens Avenue, Bromley Cross , Bolton , Greater Manchester , BL7 9BL (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 May 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded with particular regard to whether on the date of the LDC application the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension would have been permitted development given the limitations and conditions of Class A of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (GPDO).

the proposed erection of a single storey extension at the rear

Authority: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hartley D
Postcode: BL7 9BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded with particular regard to whether on the date of the LDC application the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension would have been permitted development given the limitations and conditions of Class A of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (GPDO)

What decided it

The proposed use of render as a facing material on the rear extension would not meet the condition that materials must be of similar appearance to those used in the construction of the existing dwellinghouse, which was brick.

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