Planning appeal decision
32 Holgate Road, Barking, RM10 8LX
Planning appeal 3295164 at 32 Holgate Road, Barking, RM10 8LX (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 14 September 2022 by Inspector Lawrence E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the existing dwelling, the street scene and the Becontree Estate.
a single storey rear and side extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence E
- Postcode
- RM10 8LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the existing dwelling, the street scene and the Becontree Estate
What decided it
The proposed extension would appear squat, utilitarian and uncharacteristically deep and wide, failing to respect the existing house type and being neither sympathetic nor subordinate to the host dwelling, thereby materially detracting from the character and appearance of the dwelling, street scene and Becontree Estate.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy D1London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy D8CS Policy CP2CS Policy CP3DPD Policy BP2DPD Policy BP11Draft LP Policy SP2Draft LP Policy DMD1Draft LP Policy DMD6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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