®Planning appeal decision
Rylands, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 6QX
Planning appeal 3277779 at Rylands, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 6QX (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2021 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and its surroundings on Parsonage Road.
new single storey extension to front, flat roof rear extension with roof light over and new first floor over with front and rear dormers
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CM22 6QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and its surroundings on Parsonage Road
- Whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the living conditions for the present and future occupants of neighbouring dwellings with regard to scale and positioning, light levels and overlooking
What decided it
The scale, height and depth of the extensions in combination would be disproportionate to the host dwelling and would have an unacceptable impact on its established character and appearance and on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, particularly Grafton.
The sustainable and effective use of the dwelling to increase accommodation would not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of Rylands in its setting or the harm to the living conditions of existing and future occupiers of Grafton.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN2Policy H8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 124Paragraph 130
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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