6 Shires Close, Sprotbrough, DONCASTER, DN5 7RG

without planning permission the installation of an air source heat pump to the front elevation of the property at first floor level, on a wall fronting the highway, on the land

Authority: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Willows P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the installation of the air source heat pump amounts to a breach of planning control under the General Permitted Development Order
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive

What decided it

The air source heat pump's prominent location on the first floor front elevation causes significant visual harm to the character and appearance of the house and area, outweighing any environmental benefits and conflicting with the development plan.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Policy 41, Policy 44, Policy 58

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