®Planning appeal decision
9 Parsonage Close, Oakley, BEDFORD, MK43 7TG
a rear single storey ground floor extension, re-roofing of existing conservatory, garage extension with ancillary family accommodation above, infill lobby between house and garage, new side elevation windows at ground floor level
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area
What decided it
The proposed garage extension would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the local area through its excessive scale, massing, height and the reduction in openness between properties, which outweighed the limited private benefits to the appellant.
The private benefits of additional habitable space and car parking carried limited weight and did not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance.
Plan policies cited: Policy 28, Policy 29, Policy 30, Policy DH1, Policy DH2
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.