Wildwood, Loudwater Heights, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 4AX

Planning appeal 3273183 at Wildwood, Loudwater Heights, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 4AX (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 20 August 2021 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the existing house and the Loudwater Estate Conservation Area.

a part single storey part two storey rear extension, a first floor side extension above the existing garage, conversion of loft space to provide habitable space, roof alterations to include the raising of the ridge and insertion of a dormer window to the front elevation and dormer windows to the rear

Authority: Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Greenwood L
Postcode: WD3 4AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the existing house and the Loudwater Estate Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area with no clear public benefits to outweigh that harm.

Less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area was weighed against public benefits; no public benefits were identified to outweigh the harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP1CP12DM1DM3Appendix 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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