Minor PD definition clarification....

[WabbitPoo]

this site states that:

Under new regulations that came into effect on 1 October 2008 outbuildings are considered to be permitted development, not needing planning permission, subject to the following limits and conditions:
No outbuilding on land forward of a wall forming the principal elevation.


My house is on the corner or two roads. The front door is on road A but the address is actually road B (dont ask why - lost in the mists of time). My intended garage will go alongside road A but would be forward of the elevation on road A. You reckon it will fall foul of the above rule?

 

[nickjb]

It sounds like A is the principle elevation. That's just my inexpert opinion, it'll be down to council interpretation.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Aye, you've hit upon one of the many, many grey areas of the latest PD rules. If/when you speak to the planners, the spotty duty officer will probably um and arr and then tell you to apply for a certificate of lawful development under the PD rules.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Thanks. As usual, I'll have to ring them anyway, but was just getting to grips with what to expect....

 

[DevilDamo]

I think it varies from local authority to local authority. Some consider the "principal elevation" as the elevation/wall with the main entrance door to the property and some may consider a corner plot to have two principle elevations as one will contain the main entrance door and the other will form an elevation/wall to a highway.

This is quite a good read...

http://www.permitteddevelopment.org/Appeal-Decision-10.html

The Inspector acknowledged that background documents suggest that a property can have more than one principal elevation, but noted that such documents do not have the weight of the final version of the GPDO. He concluded that the phrase ‘ a wall forming the principal elevation’ is singular, and therefore a property can only have one principal elevation. Furthermore, this phrase can only be applied to a single wall, meaning that 2 walls, even facing in the same direction, can not form a ‘principal elevation’.