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Dismissed17 March 20223287034

The Bungalow Blades Close, Leatherhead, KT22 7JY

Planning appeal 3287034 at The Bungalow Blades Close, Leatherhead, KT22 7JY (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 17 March 2022 by Inspector Lawrence E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene.

erection of a first floor extension to change bungalow to a house

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Lawrence E
Postcode
KT22 7JY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Amberley Cottage, Grange Road, with particular regard to visual impact

What decided it

The proposed extension would materially and unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the street scene and create an overbearing visual impact on the neighbouring property Amberley Cottage, conflicting with local plan policies and NPPF paragraph 130.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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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