Planning appeal decision
Cowlings, Bude Road, Bradford, BD5 8LA
Planning appeal 3303982 at Cowlings, Bude Road, Bradford, BD5 8LA (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 14 October 2022 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
a rear granny annexe extension, front porch and new roof to front
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- BD5 8LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 267 and 269A Rooley Lane, with particular regard to outlook and daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The fallback position of an extant permission for an annexe in the same location meant the assessment focused only on the marginal 0.6m height increase, which would not result in unacceptable harm to character and appearance or neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS1Policy DS3Policy DS5
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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