Planning appeal decision
4 Sedgebrook Close, Leicester, LE5 6NH
Planning appeal 3373596 at 4 Sedgebrook Close, Leicester, LE5 6NH (Leicester City Council) was dismissed on 19 November 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed extension would comply with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
single storey rear extension (Class C3)
- Authority
- Leicester City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- LE5 6NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed extension would comply with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The combined enlargement of the original dwelling resulting from the existing extension (which projects beyond an original side wall and exceeds half the width of the original dwelling) and the proposed extension would exceed the allowances set out in the GPDO, and the eaves height limitations would also be breached.
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