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Dismissed24 September 20263363978

Southering, Deadhearn Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4HG

Planning appeal 3363978 at Southering, Deadhearn Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4HG (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 24 September 2026 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Shields T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
  • Whether the proposed outbuilding would benefit from permitted development rights under Class E(a), Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

What decided it

The floor area of approximately 98 sqm was found to be excessive and disproportionate in the context of the residential dwellinghouse, and had not been adequately justified as reasonably required for the intended gymnasium and storage purposes.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Emin v SSE and Mid-Sussex District Council [1989] 58 P & CR 416

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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