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) 

Principal Elevation

  ·       Only one elevation can constitute “the principal elevation”.
[Note: This contradicts the entry below].
[Source:July 2009 - Code a00010].
[Source:August 2009 - Code a00019].
[Source:September 2009 - Code a00027].
[Source:October 2009 - Code a00029].
[Source: December 2009 - Code a00065].
[Source: February 2010 - Code a00101].
[Source: “DCLG - Permitted development for householders - Technical guidance” (August 2010)].

·       More than one elevation can constitute “the principal elevation”.
[Note: This contradicts the entry above].
[Source: January 2010 - Code a00071].
[Source: January 2011 - Code a00195].

·       This appeal decision provides an example of the types of factors that should be taken into consideration when determining which elevation is “the principal elevation”.
[Source: July 2009 - Code a00010].
[Source: August 2009 - Code a00019].
[Source: September 2009 - Code a00027].
[Source: October 2009 - Code a00029].
[Source: October 2009 - Code a00032].
[Source: November 2009 - Code a00044].
[Source: December 2009 - Code a00065].
[Source: December 2009 - Code a00069].
[Source: February 2010 - Code a00094].
[Source: February 2010 - Code a00101].
[Source: March 2010 - Code a00111].
[Source: July 2010 - Code a00128].
[Source: October 2010 - Code a00145].
[Source: December 2010 - Code a00175].
[Source: January 2011 - Code a00199].
[Source: February 2011 - Code a00213].
[Source: February 2011 - Code a00215].
[Source: March 2011 - Code a00222].

·       The “principal elevation” is not necessarily the elevation that fronts a highway.
[Source: July 2009 - Code a00010].
[Source: October 2009 - Code a00032].
[Source: November 2009 - Code a00044].
[Source: February 2010 - Code a00094].
[Source: July 2010 - Code a00128].
[Source: February 2011 - Code a00213].

·       Where a property is on a corner and fronts two different highways, the “principal elevation” is not necessarily the elevation that fronts the highway corresponding to the postal address of the property.
[Source: October 2010 - Code a00145].

·       The principal elevation is not necessarily the elevation that contains the main entrance.
[Source: July 2009 - Code a00010].
[Source: September 2009 - Code a00027].
[Source: November 2009 - Code a00044].
[Source: December 2009 - Code a00069].
[Source: February 2010 - Code a00094].
[Source: March 2010 - Code a00111].
[Source: July 2010 - Code a00128].
[Source: February 2011 - Code a00215].

·       Where the front elevation of a property is staggered, then more than one wall facing the same direction can form “the principal elevation”.
[Note: This contradicts the entry two below].
[Source: December 2009 - Code a00069].
[Source: January 2010 - Code a00071].
[Source: “DCLG - Permitted development for householders - Technical guidance” (August 2010)].
[Soruce: December 2010 - Code a00184].
[Source: March 2011 - Code a00221].

·       Where the front elevation of a property is staggered, then more than one roof slope facing the same direction can form “the principal elevation”.
[Note: This contradicts the entry below].
[Source: August 2009 - Code a00016].
[Source: “DCLG - Permitted development for householders - Technical guidance” (August 2010)].

·       Where the front elevation of a property is staggered, then only a single wall can form “the principal elevation”.
[Note: This contradicts the entry above and the entry two above].
[Source: July 2009 - Code a00010].
[Source: February 2010 - Code a00096].

·       The front wall of an original side storey side garage (attached to the house) can form part of “the principal elevation”.
[Source: March 2011 - Code a00221].

·       Where a front-facing roof slope is set back behind a forward projecting structure, then the former can still form part of “the principal elevation”.
[Source: November 2009 - Code a00039].
[Soruce: December 2010 - Code a00184].

·       The determination of which elevation forms “the principal elevation of the original dwellinghouse” should be based on the original building in its original form, rather than only considering those parts of the original building that still currently exist.
[Source: November 2009 - Code a00044].
[Source: June 2011 - Code a00250].

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