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Hounslow outbuilding appeal quashes enforcement notice
Inspector grants permission for a separate garden dwelling despite rejecting its four-year immunity case, and quashes Hounslow’s enforcement notice.
Class E outbuildings rights restored in Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove’s blanket condition removing garden outbuilding rights is deleted after Inspector finds insufficient justification to restrict Class E.
Class E outbuilding survives enforcement on sloping land
An enforcement notice against a Wellingborough garden building is quashed after the Inspector finds its height complies with Class E rules.
Class E outbuilding: two Ripley gym appeals dismissed
Two Guildford outbuilding certificates fail despite accepted domestic gym uses because the applicant could not justify the proposed gym floorspace.
Redbridge Treehouse Appeal Defeats Enforcement Notice
An Inspector quashes a Redbridge enforcement notice over a garden treehouse and garage roof, granting retrospective permission for both structures.
Leigh outbuilding notice quashed after tenancy evidence
An Inspector found Southend’s enforcement action came too late after accepting consistent evidence of an independent dwelling’s occupation from November 2019.
Cambridge outbuilding roof wins appeal on neighbour outlook
The Earl Street decision grants the roof alteration already built, while expressly leaving a separate enforcement appeal for another decision.
Ardglass garden room wins coastal landscape appeal
A side-garden summerhouse can stay after the Commissioner rejected design and landscape objections in the Strangford and Lecale protected area.
Broxtowe PD rights condition narrowed; costs awarded
An Inspector narrows Broxtowe’s sweeping restriction on permitted development at a Green Belt barn conversion, with a separate full costs award.
Harrow outbuilding appeal: 66sqm lawful, 94sqm fails
A Harrow outbuilding appeal finds a 66sqm garden room lawful but rejects a 94sqm alternative over unjustified floorspace.
Children’s care home appeal wins as sensory room noise risk is controlled by condition
A Harrow care home appeal succeeds after an Inspector controls sensory-room noise with a measurable condition instead of refusing permission.
Retrospective BNG condition struck out as Green Belt home keeps Class E rights
A Thurrock appeal removes retrospective BNG and Class E restrictions after the Inspector finds both conditions unnecessary and insufficiently justified.
Class E outbuilding: 5m Teddington office wins as Richmond’s flat argument fails
A garden office and gym secured a lawful development certificate after an inspector examined how a former house had been divided into two homes.
Changes planned for permitted development rights for extensions, roofs and outbuildings!
Changes are planned for permitted development rights for extensions, roofs and outbuildings – take part in the consultation issued today
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