Planning appeal decision
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Planning appeal 3363102 at Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 19 December 2025 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful development was well-founded.
development comprising the erection/construction of a wall (means of enclosure)
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- LU1 4DG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful development was well-founded
What decided it
The proposed wall qualifies as permitted development under GPDO Schedule 2, Part 2, Class A because it does not exceed 1 metre in height and is adjacent to a highway, and the permission is not contingent upon the lawfulness of the existing use of the land.
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