Planning appeal decision
25 Ancaster Avenue, Kingston Upon Hull, HU5 4QP
Planning appeal 3300542 at 25 Ancaster Avenue, Kingston Upon Hull, HU5 4QP (Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2022 by Inspector Deane G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and the local area.
the erection of extensions, loft conversion, dormer and alterations
- Authority
- Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Deane G
- Postcode
- HU5 4QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and the local area
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of 23 and 27 Ancaster Avenue with particular regard to privacy and outlook, and additionally in relation to No 27, light and sense of enclosure
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of privacy to occupiers of Nos 23 and 27 from the elevated dormer windows, combined with significant harm to the character and appearance of the host building and local area through an oversized, incongruous dormer and extended flank wall.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 14Policy 22
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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