15, Hermitage Woods Crescent, St Johns, Woking, Surrey, GU21 8UE

first floor side extension above existing garage and ground floor rooms to create an additional bedroom and en-suite

Authority: Woking Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Marshall E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the impact of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
the residential amenity of No. 17 Hermitage Woods Crescent with regard to overbearingness

What decided it

The maintained visual separation of approximately 4.2m between the properties and the subservient nature of the extension meant the proposal would not create a terracing effect or unacceptable overbearing impact, despite the 0.5m boundary proximity.

Plan policies cited: Woking Core Strategy 2012 Policy CS21, Woking Design Supplementary Planning Document 2015, Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight Supplementary Planning Document 2008

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