Planning appeal decision
1 St. Peters Square School Lane, Southowram, Halifax, HX3 9TL
Planning appeal 3363057 at 1 St. Peters Square School Lane, Southowram, Halifax, HX3 9TL (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 September 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded with particular regard to whether the proposed dormers would be permitted development under Class B of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
the construction of front dormers and rear rooflights to the garage
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- HX3 9TL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded with particular regard to whether the proposed dormers would be permitted development under Class B of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The proposed dormers would extend beyond the plane of the existing roof slope which forms the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse and fronts the highway, thereby failing the Class B.1(c) limitation of the GPDO.
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