®Planning appeal decision
Barn Oaks, Worthy Lane, Creech St. Michael, TAUNTON, TA3 5EF
alterations to existing garage to form home office accommodations
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Indermaur S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the alterations to the garage on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The significant height of the proposed alterations would disrupt the established character of the area where buildings close to the highway are modest, causing harm that outweighs the limited private benefits to the household.
The private benefits of a home office and playroom to a single household carried limited weight and did not outweigh the harm caused to the character and appearance of the area.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1 of the Adopted Taunton Deane Core Strategy 2011-2028, Policy D6 of the Taunton Deane Adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Plan 2016, Policy D5 of the Taunton Deane Adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Plan 2016
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.