11B The Grove, CARNFORTH, LA5 9JE

the construction of an additional storey to an existing dwellinghouse with a maximum roof height of 10.491 metres

Authority: Lancaster City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Ellison H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: whether the proposal would accord with Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
Appeal B: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

Appeal A: the unacceptable external appearance caused by the significant increase in height, bulk and mass disrupting the visual consistency of the group of three properties. Appeal B: the sympathetic design of the alterations as subservient additions that would not harm character or appearance.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Policy DM29 of A Local Plan for Lancaster District 2011-2031, Part Two: Review of the Development Management DPD (July 2020)

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