Certificate of Lawful Development Appeal Decisions by category of development.

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
Part 1 (as amended on 1 October 2008) 

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

Highest part of the roof

·       “The highest part of the existing roof” is the main ridge-line, and does not include raised parapet walls or chimneys.
[Source: 4 September 2009 – 46 Gooseley Lane].  

·       The phrase “the highest part of the existing roof” refers to the house as a whole (i.e. the main ridge-line), and not just the part of the house where the works would be carried out.
[Note: This contradicts the entry two below].
[Source: 23 December 2009 – 114 Town Road].
[Source: 1 February 2010 – 36 Ladysmith Road].
[Source: 23 February 2010 – 29 Harvey Road]. 

·       For example, where a property has an original rear projection, a dormer on the roof of the latter structure is limited by the height of the main ridge-line of the house, and not by the height of the ridge-line of the original rear projection.
[Note: This contradicts the entry below].
[Source: 23 December 2009 – 114 Town Road].
[Source: 1 February 2010 – 36 Ladysmith Road].
[Source: 23 February 2010 – 29 Harvey Road]. 

·       The phrase “the highest part of the existing roof” refers to the part of the house where the works would be carried out.
[Note: This contradicts the entry two above and the entry above].
[Note: In my opinion, the above conclusion is questionable, because it contradicts caselaw].
[Source: 8 February 2010 – 111 Clifton Road].

 

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