Planning appeal decision
Portland Road Family Dental Centre, Dental Surgery, 7 Portland Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7SL
Planning appeal 3284852 at Portland Road Family Dental Centre, Dental Surgery, 7 Portland Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7SL (Ashfield District Council) was dismissed on 15 March 2022 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the host building and the local area, particularly regarding the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hucknall Conservation Area.
Without the benefit of planning permission, the erection of a two and three storey extension at 7 Portland Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire NG15 7SL. The location of the extension is edged in green with green hatching on the attached plan reference ADC2
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- NG15 7SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the host building and the local area, particularly regarding the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hucknall Conservation Area
- The living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Hucknall Conservation Area caused by the unsympathetic scale, design and materials of the extension, which is not outweighed by the public benefits of increased dental provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ST1EV10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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