Planning appeal decision
15, Hermitage Woods Crescent, St Johns, Woking, Surrey, GU21 8UE
Planning appeal 3280659 at 15, Hermitage Woods Crescent, St Johns, Woking, Surrey, GU21 8UE (Woking Borough Council) was allowed on 15 December 2021 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the impact of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- GU21 8UE
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Woking Core Strategy 2012 Policy CS21Woking Design Supplementary Planning Document 2015Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight Supplementary Planning Document 2008
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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