43 Windsor Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5BW

Planning appeal 3272318 at 43 Windsor Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5BW (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 September 2021 by Inspector Deane G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area.

adaptions to existing roof to remove existing multiple valleys and ridges to raise the ridge and create a rear dormer and velux to front to create a master bedroom en-suite, dresser, cinema room and prayer room

Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Deane G
Postcode: DA12 5BW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area
The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of 41 Windsor Road with particular regard to light

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the overly large and out-of-scale roof form, combined with significant harm to neighbouring living conditions through overshadowing and loss of light, outweighed the benefits to the appellant.

The benefits of enhanced living conditions for the appellant and efficient use of the site were outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the local area and the significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS19
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 134

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