Planning appeal decision
2 Rowan Avenue, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9GA
Planning appeal 3273799 at 2 Rowan Avenue, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9GA (Gedling Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2022 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the dormer extension on the character and appearance of the area.
extension to first floor to rear of dormer bungalow
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- NG15 9GA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the dormer extension on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to whether the development is overbearing in relation to the neighbouring 4 Rowan Avenue
What decided it
The dormer extension's substantial scale, flat roof design, and prominence in views from the street and neighbouring properties cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, conflicting with development plan policies on design and character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 of the Aligned Core StrategyPolicy 43 of the Gedling Borough Local Planning Document Part 2 Local PlanPolicy 32 of the Part 2 Local Plan
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Gedling
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed29 October 2026601432132 The Annexe Pilkington Rd, Mapperley, NG3 6HL
- Allowed25 September 2026337414782 Front Street, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7EJ
- Dismissed25 September 20266014560United Carpets, 31 Mansfield Road, Daybrook, Nottingham, NG5 6AJ
- Dismissed25 September 202660137776 Pateley Road, Woodthorpe, NG3 5QF
- Allowed21 May 20263356686Mansfield Road, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8PH
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®