| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 229 (Apr) |
| Court: | Administrative Court |
| Judge: | Sullivan J |
| Representation | Marc Willers (instructed by Battens, Yeovil) for the claimant. |
| Timothy Corner QC (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the respondents. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 25 April 2002 |
Catchwords
Town and country planning - Permission for development - Refusal - Planning inspector concluding boarded out loft not counting as 'floorspace' for purpose of local planning policies - Whether inspector in error.
The Case
The question of whether a roof area was 'floorspace' for the purposes of local planning policies, which restricted residential development that extended the floorspace of dwellings by more than 30%, was one of fact and degree, having regard to all the circumstances, including access to the area and headroom.
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