40 Queens Drive, STOCKPORT, SK4 3JW

side extension to existing property, including demolition of existing modern single storey side garage

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Ashworth S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and on its significance as a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The proposal would cause considerable harm to the character and appearance of the building and detract from its significance as a non-designated heritage asset, contrary to development plan policies and the Extensions and Alterations SPD, and any private benefit from enhanced living accommodation attracts only limited weight.

The limited private benefit from enhanced living accommodation was outweighed by the considerable harm to the character and appearance of the non-designated heritage asset.

Plan policies cited: Policy SIE-1, Policy SIE-3, Policy CHD 1.8

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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