Appeal Decision 3 - Certificate of Lawful Development.

The following appeal summary has been written by Steve Speed, and is available on his website www.planningjungle.com

8 May 2009 – 27 Upper Culver Road, St Albans AL1 4EE  

Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/B1930/X/08/2092380 

St Albans City and District Council Reference: 5/2008/2287 

Summary of Case (appeal dismissed): 

·       The application site has an original two-storey rear projection, followed by an original single storey rear projection.  The application was to build a single storey extension within the full length of the infill area, wrapping around the end of the original two-storey rear projection to incorporate the original single storey rear projection.  The Inspector concluded that the side wall of original rear projection is a “side elevation”, and that therefore under limitation A.2 (b) an extension to the side of an original rear projection within a conservation area is not permitted development.  The Inspector also commented on other hypothetical situations. 

Main Conclusion: 

·      The side wall of an original rear projection is a “side elevation”, and therefore under limitation A.2 (b) an extension to the side of the original rear projection within a conservation area is not permitted development. 

Link to case on Planning Inspectorate website: 

http://www.pcs.planningportal.gov.uk/pcsportal/ViewCase.asp?casename=APP/B1930/X/08/2092380&caseaddress=COO.2036.300.8.873115