Planning appeal decision
Knolls Croft, Montford Bridge , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1HN
Planning appeal 3369479 at Knolls Croft, Montford Bridge , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1HN (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed 2 storey extension to the south facing elevation would accord with Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, specifically whether that elevation is the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse.
Proposed 2 storey rear extension to the dwelling
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- SY4 1HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed 2 storey extension to the south facing elevation would accord with Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, specifically whether that elevation is the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse
What decided it
The south-facing elevation of the dwelling is its principal elevation, and the proposed extension would extend beyond that principal elevation in breach of the permitted development restrictions.
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