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Dismissed13 July 20263376732

139 Picton Road And 2 Westdale Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 4LG

Planning appeal 3376732 at 139 Picton Road And 2 Westdale Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 4LG (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2026 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probability that the proposed development would constitute permitted development by virtue of Class A, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015.

an extension built onto the existing gable wall which is 3x3 and has a roof added. This is an extension of the residential use of the building

Authority
Liverpool City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
McGlone A
Postcode
L15 4LG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probability that the proposed development would constitute permitted development by virtue of Class A, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015

What decided it

The Article 4 direction affecting the conservation area removes permitted development rights for the extension, and no planning permission was sought or obtained.

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