Planning appeal decision
Holly House, Stow Road, Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen, King's Lynn, PE34 3BD
Planning appeal 3274365 at Holly House, Stow Road, Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen, King's Lynn, PE34 3BD (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2021 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding countryside.
garage block and bedrooms over with link to existing
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- PE34 3BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding countryside
What decided it
The substantial increase in bulk and unsympathetic design of the extension would overwhelm the original property and be visually obtrusive, causing material harm to the character and appearance of the dwelling and surrounding countryside that could not be outweighed by material considerations.
The material considerations were insufficient to outweigh the harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5Policy DM15Policy CS06
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
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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