Planning appeal decision
31 Hartington Road, City Of Southampton, Southampton, SO14 0EW
Planning appeal 3310552 at 31 Hartington Road, City Of Southampton, Southampton, SO14 0EW (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 26 April 2023 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and its surroundings and on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants with particular reference to visual impact.
First floor rear extension
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones GP
- Postcode
- SO14 0EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and its surroundings and on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants with particular reference to visual impact
What decided it
The scale, mass and bulk of the extension is wholly disproportionate to the host property and represents harmful overdevelopment that damages the character of the terrace and the living conditions of neighbours through its oppressive visual impact.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SDP1SDP7SDP9CS13
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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