125 Fawcett Road, Portsmouth, PO4 0DF

without planning permission, the installation of single storey front extension to form new shop front; conversion of the basement to form additional floor space for retail use (Class E) and associated basement access

Authority: Portsmouth City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Hawkins S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the extension on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The extension unacceptably harms the character and appearance of the surrounding area by failing to integrate with the prevailing scale, characteristics and materials of the traditional built context.

The limited economic benefits of the commercial use were outweighed by the unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

Plan policies cited: Policy PCS23

Judgments cited: Bath CC v SSE & Grosvenor Hotel (Bath) Ltd [1983] JPL 737

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