Planning appeal decision
65 Sharples Avenue, Bolton, BL1 7HE
Planning appeal 3364009 at 65 Sharples Avenue, Bolton, BL1 7HE (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 September 2025 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO.
a single storey flat roof rear extension
- Authority
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
- Postcode
- BL1 7HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO
What decided it
The proposed extension, with an eaves height of 3.27 metres and located within 2 metres of the boundary, exceeds the 3 metre height limitation specified in the GPDO and therefore does not constitute permitted development.
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