Planning appeal decision
47 Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9JP
Planning appeal 3299209 at 47 Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9JP (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Jarvis P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and wider area.
Replace three single roof dormers with a new singular crown roof dormer to the front elevation, replace five single roof dormers with a new singular crown roof dormer to the rear elevation, a new crown roof dormer to the north facing elevation roof and three no. rooflights to the south elevation roof
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jarvis P
- Postcode
- CM21 9JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and wider area
What decided it
The proposed dormers would be overly large and dominant additions that would fail to be sympathetic to the design and appearance of the host dwelling, conflicting with Policy HOU11 and Policy DES4.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU11Policy DES4
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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