Appeal allowed for large two-storey extension (overturning a refusal on ‘over-dominance’)

Planning permission was refused for a substantial two-storey side extension at Rosedale House, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling. The council’s concern was that the extension, by reason of its scale, massing and forward projection, would not be subordinate to the existing house and would appear overly dominant and visually intrusive in this countryside location. There was some […]

Certificate of lawfulness granted for use of an annexe as a separate dwelling

The site and background This case concerned a property at Poulton Road in Southport, where a substantial outbuilding to the rear of the main house had been converted into residential accommodation. Planning permission was granted in 2003 for the conversion of the outbuilding into living accommodation for members of the household. That permission was subject […]