®Planning appeal decision
9 The Square, Oakamoor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 3AB
Planning appeal 3288633 at 9 The Square, Oakamoor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 3AB (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 3 March 2022 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Oakamoor Conservation Area.
a single storey rear extension, replacing existing utility and enlarging the kitchen
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McHugh I
- Postcode
- ST10 3AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Oakamoor Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed extension would be considerably larger in both height and length than existing development along the terrace, resulting in visual harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area that outweighs the private benefit to the appellants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DC1DC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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