Planning appeal decision
The Gables Toad Lane, Epperstone, Nottingham, NG14 6AJ
Planning appeal 3286051 at The Gables Toad Lane, Epperstone, Nottingham, NG14 6AJ (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 13 January 2022 by Inspector Harrison N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed first-floor extension on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Old Forge.
a single storey side extension and formation of first floor over garage
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harrison N
- Postcode
- NG14 6AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed first-floor extension on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Old Forge
What decided it
The proposed first-floor extension would cause significant, substantial, and overriding harm to the living conditions of The Old Forge occupiers through an overbearing and oppressive appearance, which amounts to a decisive objection that outweighs all other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 14 of the Newark & Sherwood Amended Core Strategy March 2019DM9 of the Newark & Sherwood Allocations and Development Management Development Plan Document July 2013EP16 of the Epperstone Neighbourhood Plan December 2019DM6 of the Newark & Sherwood Allocations and Development Management Development Plan Document July 2013CP9 of the Newark & Sherwood Amended Core Strategy March 2019
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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