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Allowed23 March 20263375189

52 Beechfield Road, Liverpool, L18 3EH

Planning appeal 3375189 at 52 Beechfield Road, Liverpool, L18 3EH (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 23 March 2026 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application was well founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probability that the hip-to-gable conversion and the rear dormer would fall within Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B and C of The Town and County Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended).

development falls within permitted development rights. Hip to gable loft conversion including addition of rear dormer. Use - dwellinghouse

Authority
Liverpool City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
McGlone A
Postcode
L18 3EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application was well founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probability that the hip-to-gable conversion and the rear dormer would fall within Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B and C of The Town and County Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended)

What decided it

The materials used for the hip-to-gable and dormer extensions (concrete roof tiles and white pebbledash render) have a similar appearance to those used in the construction of the existing dwellinghouse, satisfying the condition in paragraph B.2(a) of Class B of the GPDO.

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