Planning appeal decision
17 Top Road, Barnby Dun, Doncaster, DN3 1DB
Planning appeal 3305657 at 17 Top Road, Barnby Dun, Doncaster, DN3 1DB (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2022 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the area.
Erect front and rear ground and first floor extensions and replacement garage
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- DN3 1DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on the living conditions of occupiers of 15 and 19 Top Road with specific regard to overshadowing
What decided it
The proposed development would appear as an incongruous two-storey feature in a predominantly single-storey street scene and would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through overshadowing, contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 41Policy 44
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 120Paragraph 125Paragraph 9Paragraph 11
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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