Planning appeal decision
197 Park Lodge Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4HY
Planning appeal 3365512 at 197 Park Lodge Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4HY (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 May 2026 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development as built constitutes a breach of planning control.
without planning permission, the construction of: 1. 2.5m storey side and rear extension, 2. Single storey rear extension, 3. Rear flat roofed dormer, on the Land
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- WF1 4HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development as built constitutes a breach of planning control
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable
What decided it
The development as built materially differs from the approved 2021 permission and does not benefit from planning permission, but the requirement for complete demolition is excessive where remedial works to comply with the extant permission represent a realistic and less disruptive alternative.
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