®Planning appeal decision
6 Shires Close, Sprotbrough, Doncaster, DN5 7RG
Planning appeal 3287668 at 6 Shires Close, Sprotbrough, Doncaster, DN5 7RG (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 16 May 2022 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the installation of the air source heat pump amounts to a breach of planning control under the General Permitted Development Order.
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
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- DN5 7RG
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 41Policy 44Policy 58
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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