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Dismissed16 July 20263372146

Rivermead, Spurlings Road, Fareham, PO17 6AA

Planning appeal 3372146 at Rivermead, Spurlings Road, Fareham, PO17 6AA (Fareham Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2026 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the LPA's decision to refuse the application for an LDC was well-founded, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house.

outbuilding for use as 3 single bedrooms ancillary to the enjoyment of the main dwelling (HMO)

Authority
Fareham Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Goldberg V
Postcode
PO17 6AA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the LPA's decision to refuse the application for an LDC was well-founded, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house

What decided it

The proposed use of the outbuilding for sleeping accommodation constitutes a normal residential function rather than a use incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, and therefore falls outside the scope of permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the GPDO 2015.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Rambridge v Secretary of State for the Environment [1997] JPL 171; Uttlesford DC v Secretary of State for the Environment [1992] JPL 171; Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1982] 47 P&CR 142

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