48 Wellington Terrace, FALMOUTH, Cornwall, TR11 3BL

without planning permission, the material change of use of a building from workshop/storage to a single dwelling house and operational development to insert uPVC windows and re-clad the building in plastic cladding

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Jarratt P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the living conditions of a neighbouring property due to overlooking of the private rear amenity space of 49 Wellington Terrace caused by the close position of the building and the windows along the North East elevation
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the conservation area

What decided it

The imposition of conditions requiring the cladding to be treated in a single colour and the windows on the north-east elevation to be obscure glazed and non-opening sufficiently mitigates the identified harms to allow the development to be acceptable.

Framework references: 130, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 12, Policy 24, Policy DG3, Policy DG7

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