Planning appeal decision
8 Eleanor Gardens, Dagenham, RM8 3EJ
Planning appeal 3270009 at 8 Eleanor Gardens, Dagenham, RM8 3EJ (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2021 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the amenity of the occupiers of Nos 7 and 9 Eleanor Gardens.
Build an extension to the rear of the property, single storey in the back garden, no more than 5 metres long and under 6 metres wide within the boundary of the property, height will be no more than 3 metres in height with a pitched tiled roof (within the government building rules allowed). Extension will be made to accommodate a toilet and walk-in shower/wet room to the side partitioned off within the extension due to my ill health (heart patient) as I sometimes struggle to walk up the stairs, when in pain and get breathlessness
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McGurk N
- Postcode
- RM8 3EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the amenity of the occupiers of Nos 7 and 9 Eleanor Gardens
What decided it
The combined effect of the height, projection and immediate proximity of the proposed extension would cause unacceptable harm to the amenity of the occupiers of Nos 7 and 9 Eleanor Gardens through an unduly dominant and overbearing appearance and reduction in daylight.
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