®Planning appeal decision
15 and 17 Westfield Close, GRAVESEND, DA12 5EH
a two-storey side extension to No 15, plus new external facing materials and the resurfacing of the drive to both properties
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Felgate J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed extension on living conditions at the next-door property, No 13 Westfield Close, with regard to visual impact
- The effects on living conditions at the appeal property itself, with regard to the adequacy of the garden area available
What decided it
The proposed extension would have an unacceptable overbearing visual impact on neighbouring living conditions and would result in inadequate garden space for the enlarged dwelling, both conflicting with development plan policy and not outweighed by other material considerations.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CS19 of the Gravesham Core Strategy, SPG22 Residential Layout Guidelines
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