Planning appeal decision
8 Lower Kings Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6JT
Planning appeal 3286113 at 8 Lower Kings Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6JT (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2022 by Inspector Jones M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
construction of porch extension and widening of drive
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- EX4 6JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The porch would disrupt the symmetrical facade and well-ordered character of the street scene, conflicting with the development plan policies on character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP17 of the Core Strategy (adopted 2015)saved Policy DG1 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 1995-2011
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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