Planning appeal decision
2 Avondale Gardens, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 8DB
Planning appeal 3299312 at 2 Avondale Gardens, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 8DB (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2022 by Inspector Cheesley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site, immediate streetscene and wider area.
a two-storey side extension
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cheesley J
- Postcode
- SS17 8DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site, immediate streetscene and wider area
What decided it
The visual prominence and size of the extension at the corner location would create an unacceptably dominant and cramped form of development that would significantly harm the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CSTP22CSTP23PMD2
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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