Planning appeal decision
20 Churchfield Drive, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0BJ
Planning appeal 3272242 at 20 Churchfield Drive, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0BJ (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2021 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and the host dwelling.
erection of a detached double garage after demolition of the existing semi-detached outbuilding and timber shed
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- NG21 0BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and the host dwelling
What decided it
The overbearing sense of enclosure created by the proximity of the double garage to the front of the host dwelling would result in unacceptable harm to outlook for existing and future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP9 of the Newark & Sherwood Amended Core Strategy (2019)Policy DM5 of the Allocations & Development Management DPD (2013)Policy DM6 of the Allocations & Development Management DPD (2013)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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