Planning appeal decision
2 Brocks Drive, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 9UJ
Planning appeal 3272538 at 2 Brocks Drive, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 9UJ (London Borough of Sutton) was dismissed on 8 September 2021 by Inspector Langford-Tejrar K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area.
erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of loft space involving alterations to existing roofline, hip to gable with a dormer extension at rear and rooflights to front roofslope
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Langford-Tejrar K
- Postcode
- SM3 9UJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed hip-to-gable extension over the existing side extension would create an imbalanced appearance and out-of-keeping roof form that fails to respond to the predominant modest hipped roof character of Brocks Drive.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 28 of the Sutton Local Plan, adopted 2018
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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