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Notice upheld13 September 20233292921

38 St. Johns Avenue, Harlow, CM17 0BB

Planning appeal 3292921 at 38 St. Johns Avenue, Harlow, CM17 0BB (Harlow District Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2023 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Harlow Garden Village Conservation Area.

Retrospective application for construction of front porch

Authority
Harlow District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
CM17 0BB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Harlow Garden Village Conservation Area

What decided it

The porch fails to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Harlow Garden Village Conservation Area as it is a prominent and discordant feature that relates poorly to the host building and the wider streetscene, conflicting with development plan policies PL1 and PL12.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
PL1PL12Harlow Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 199Paragraph 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.

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