Planning appeal decision
46 Kings Road, Sherborne, DT9 4HX
Planning appeal 3311744 at 46 Kings Road, Sherborne, DT9 4HX (Dorset) was dismissed on 21 February 2023 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the wider area, including the setting of the Conservation Area.
described to Erect two storey side extension & single storey rear extension, (demolish existing rear extension). Install loft conversion. Erect new entrance porch
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- DT9 4HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the wider area, including the setting of the Conservation Area
What decided it
The two-storey side extension would lack subservience and represent an overly dominant addition that would override the prevailing characteristics of the appeal property and the wider street scene.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV4Policy ENV10Policy ENV12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 16Paragraph 12
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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