41 Highworth Avenue , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, CB4 2BQ

Planning appeal 3299597 at 41 Highworth Avenue , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, CB4 2BQ (Cambridge City Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2022 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there would be a detrimental effect on the living conditions of present and future occupiers at Nos 39 and 43 Highworth Avenue in respect of proximity, loss of privacy and levels of light.

demolition of existing rear extensions and erection of two storey extension to original house

Authority: Cambridge City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Biggers P
Postcode: CB4 2BQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there would be a detrimental effect on the living conditions of present and future occupiers at Nos 39 and 43 Highworth Avenue in respect of proximity, loss of privacy and levels of light
whether there would be a detrimental effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and its surroundings

What decided it

The proposal would result in an unacceptable relationship to No 43 Highworth Avenue through overbearing proximity, loss of daylight and sunlight, and a disproportionate extension that fails to respect the existing building form, thereby conflicting with Policy 58 of the Cambridge Local Plan and paragraph 130 of the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 58Policy 55Policy 56
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 130Paragraph 124

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