16 Newberries Avenue, Radlett, WD7 7EW

Planning appeal 3277103 at 16 Newberries Avenue, Radlett, WD7 7EW (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2021 by Inspector Troy D, 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 property and the area.

conversion of loft to habitable room with side and rear dormers and front and side rooflights

Authority: Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Troy D
Postcode: WD7 7EW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and the area

What decided it

The scale, siting and design of the proposed dormer extensions and roof alterations would result in incongruous and out-of-keeping additions causing unacceptable harm to the host property and the area, conflicting with development plan policies and NPPF design principles.

The benefits of high quality design and additional accommodation were given some weight but were insufficient to outweigh the identified harm to character and appearance; the moderate weight accorded to the fallback position under permitted development rights did not alter this conclusion.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS22 of the Hertsmere Local Plan Development Plan Document Core Strategy 2013Policy SADM30 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan 2016Part E of the Council's Planning and Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2006
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 126Paragraph 130
Judgments: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314

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