Planning appeal decision
22 Capesthorne Road, Dukinfield, SK16 5BG
Planning appeal 3294171 at 22 Capesthorne Road, Dukinfield, SK16 5BG (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 May 2022 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed two storey front extension on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area.
extension & alterations
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- SK16 5BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed two storey front extension on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed two storey front extension would be excessively scaled, overpowering and incongruous, causing permanent harm to the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area that outweighs the appellant's personal circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C1 of the Tameside Unitary Development Plan Written Statement, 2004Policy RED1 of the Tameside Residential Design, Supplementary Planning Document, 2010Policy RED9 of the Tameside Residential Design, Supplementary Planning Document, 2010
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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