®Planning appeal decision
81 Mary Herbert Street, Coventry, CV3 5EW
Planning appeal 3373306 at 81 Mary Herbert Street, Coventry, CV3 5EW (Coventry City Council) was allowed on 9 July 2026 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, having particular regard to whether the development would have been lawful on the date of the application.
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- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- CV3 5EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, having particular regard to whether the development would have been lawful on the date of the application
What decided it
The appellant's measured survey demonstrating the development's cubic content of 37.62 cubic metres did not exceed the 40 cubic metre limitation for terraced houses under Class B.1(d)(i) of the GPDO, with no substantive evidence before the Inspector to contradict the appellant's volume calculations.
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