Planning appeal decision
18 Valley Road, Bilsthorpe, NG22 8QH
Planning appeal 3297298 at 18 Valley Road, Bilsthorpe, NG22 8QH (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2023 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area.
without planning permission, operational development consisting of the building of an extension forward of the principal elevation (partially completed), as shown within images 1 & 2, proposed to be of the finish details in the plans and statements accompanying refused retrospective planning application reference 22/00239/HOUSE
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- NG22 8QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The extension's substantial width and forward projection from the principal elevation creates a dominant, incongruous feature that harms the character and appearance of the area, contrary to Core Policy 9 and the Householder Development SPD.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 9Policy DM5Policy DM6Householder Development SPD
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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