®Planning appeal decision
Orchard House, 48 Well Road, Sevenoaks , Kent , TN14 5PT
for the installation of three (3) new roof-lights to the front and south-west side elevations and on the flat roof, amendments to the dormer to the rear elevation, new chimney to the south-east elevation, alteration to lean-to roof to south-west boundary
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jolly J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The scale, mass and bulk of the rear dormer, with its prominent canopy and post arrangement in grey powder-coated aluminium, would be disproportionate to the roofscape of the host property and incongruous with the simple roofscapes and modest rear extensions of neighbouring dwellings.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2011, Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Local Plan, Allocations and Development Management Plan, 2015
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