Portland Road Family Dental Centre, Dental Surgery, 7 Portland Road, Hucknall, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7SL

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

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.

Framework references: 199, 200, 202

Plan policies cited: ST1, EV10

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