| 1. | Permitted development rights were not withdrawn on the successful appeal of P0963.17 and in view of this it was not considered reasonable to do so through the subsequent variation of the allowed scheme under P0521.24.
Notwithstanding the reasonable expectation that development is completed in advance of permitted development rights being utilised, particularly where this may lead to increased overlooking it is reasonable to take the stance that any additional opening should be compliant with the relevant class of the GPDO for it to be "minor". To that end the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class C of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted-Development England Order 2015 as amended require that the provision of a roof-window/light must not :
C.1(b) protrude more than 0.15 metres beyond the plane of the slope of the original
roof when measured from the perpendicular with the external surface of the original roof;
and be
C.2 (a) obscure-glazed; and
(b) non-opening unless the parts of the window which can be opened are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.
Insufficient information has been provided on plan to demonstrate this and what is shown is suggestive of the roof-lights being less than 1.7m above the floor of the room that they would serve. No indication is made that they would be obscurely glazed/fixed shut nor is there any mechanism to secure this through condition through a minor amendment.
Accordingly officers consider that the change would be a material one and one requiring planning permission. A full application/householder application should be made depending on compliance or non compliance with the above, or alternatively a further S73 application may be made to vary the scheme further.
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