®Planning appeal decision
5 Somerset Road, BRENTFORD, TW8 8BX
conversion of roof space into habitable room, incorporating a rear terrace within the roof slope and one roof window at the side of the house
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the St Paul's Brentford Conservation Area
- The effect it would have on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of 3 and 7 Somerset Road, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance and harmful loss of privacy to neighbours, with no public benefits to outweigh these harms.
The private benefit of maximising residential floorspace for the occupants was outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the harm to neighbouring privacy, with no public benefits identified to tip the balance in favour of the proposal.
Framework references: 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CC1, Policy CC2, Policy CC4, Policy SC7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.