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Allowed11 October 20233310176

Target House, 72-80 Gatehouse Road, AYLESBURY, HP19 8ED

the change of use to the existing 2nd floor office space of Target House to provide 18no. residential units

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Wilkinson H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A - Whether the appeal proposal would comply with Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the GPDO, having regard to the effect of the proposal on the external appearance of the building and the amenity of neighbouring premises with particular regard to overlooking, privacy and the loss of light.
  • Appeal B - Whether the appeal proposal would comply with criteria MA.1(1)(c) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO.

What decided it

Appeal A: the vertical emphasis and resulting height of the proposed extension would be conspicuously tall and unduly prominent within the suburban context, unacceptably harming the external appearance of the building. Appeal B: the 840 square metres of floorspace changing use in a single act of development complies with the 1500 square metre limitation in MA.1(1)(c).

Plan policies cited: Policy BE2, Policy BE3

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