Wychwood, Church Road, Windlesham, SURREY, GU20 6BT

a side and rear partial single and two storey extension, a rear balcony with privacy screens, a flat rooflight on the single storey, 4 rooflights in the pitched roof, a lean to porch over a relocated new entrance and a garage door

Authority: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Greenwood L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the house and the local area
living conditions at the neighbouring property Christmas Cottage in terms of overshadowing or loss of natural light

What decided it

The excessive depth of the 2 storey extension, which would create a prominent non-subservient structure out of scale with the existing house and neighbouring properties, causing harm to local character and appearance.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM9 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011-2028, Policy 2.1 of the Windlesham Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2028, Policy 2.2 of the Windlesham Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2028, Policy 3.1 of the Windlesham Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2028

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