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Allowed15 May 20263365908

73 The Chase, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3BZ

Planning appeal 3365908 at 73 The Chase, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3BZ (Castle Point Borough Council) was allowed on 15 May 2026 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed outbuilding would be sited within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse and thus constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

Construction of a single storey outbuilding

Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Dignan P
Postcode
SS7 3BZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed outbuilding would be sited within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse and thus constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

What decided it

The proposed outbuilding satisfies all requirements of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the GPDO, being sited within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse and required for a purpose incidental to its enjoyment.

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