®Planning appeal decision
20 Central Avenue, Coventry, CV2 4DP
Planning appeal 3286124 at 20 Central Avenue, Coventry, CV2 4DP (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 22 March 2022 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Stoke Green Conservation Area.
erection of ground floor rear extension, first floor side/rear extension and loft conversion including associated roof alterations
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- CV2 4DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Stoke Green Conservation Area
What decided it
The cumulative visual impact of the extension's scale, massing and cluttered roofscape would cause considerable adverse harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area that could not be justified by the limited public benefits of improved energy efficiency.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE2Policy H5Policy DE1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.