80 Woodbury avenue , Eastgrinstead , Eastgrinstead , RH19 3UX

Without planning permission, the construction and installation of two dormer windows to the front roof slope of the dwellinghouse on the land as considered under application DM/20/3014 and shown on the Plan and drawing 20804 - 204 - 02A attached to this Notice ("the Unauthorised Development")

Authority: Mid Sussex District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Thomas N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area

What decided it

The two dormer windows are harmful to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area due to their excessive size, proximity, and dominance of the front roof slope, conflicting with local design policies.

Plan policies cited: Policy DP26 of the Mid Sussex District Plan Adopted March 2018, Policy EG3 of the East Grinstead Neighbourhood Plan made November 2016

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