Planning appeal decision
5 New Road, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8EH
Planning appeal 3283457 at 5 New Road, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8EH (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 28 February 2022 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
a loft conversion with a rear dormer and hip to gable
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- TN11 8EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The hip to gable roof extension would have a harmful impact on the character and appearance of the surrounding area by disrupting the distinctive hipped roof profile characteristic of the crescent and appearing incongruous in the rural context.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN5Policy EN1Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan (2015)Sevenoaks Residential Extensions Supplementary Planning Document (2009)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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