®Planning appeal decision
Maebrice, Thorpe Lane, Thorpe In Balne, Doncaster, DN6 0DY
Planning appeal 3371327 at Maebrice, Thorpe Lane, Thorpe In Balne, Doncaster, DN6 0DY (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 27 May 2026 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether the erection of the extensions or the provision of the swimming pool or buildings would have been lawful if begun on the date of the application.
Porch extension to front, single storey extensions to side and rear, detached swimming pool with outbuilding, and additional outbuilding/stables
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
- Postcode
- DN6 0DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether the erection of the extensions or the provision of the swimming pool or buildings would have been lawful if begun on the date of the application
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the proposed pool and stable buildings would be reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the existing bungalow, or that the household's requirements could not be met by significantly smaller structures.
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