Planning appeal decision
51 Woodlark Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HT
Planning appeal 3299009 at 51 Woodlark Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HT (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2022 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and the streetscene.
the erection of a first floor side extension and part double/single rear extensions, hip-to-gable loft conversion and new garden room
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Barnes D
- Postcode
- CB3 0HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and the streetscene
- The living conditions of the occupiers of 53 Woodlark Road
What decided it
The proposed development's scale, design and gable roof form would substantially erode the characteristic visual and physical gap between pairs of semi-detached dwellings and disrupt the predominant hipped roof form, causing unacceptable harm to the streetscene's character and appearance in conflict with Policies 55 and 58 of the Cambridge Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 55Policy 58Policy 56
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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