Dene Cottage, Meare Green, Stoke St.Gregory, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6HZ

the Erection of a two storey and single storey extension to the rear (north-east) elevation and the installation of solar panels to the front (south-west) roof

Authority: Somerset West and Taunton *
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Evans J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the wider area

What decided it

The mass and scale of the proposed two storey extension would lack subservience and overwhelm the character and appearance of the host dwelling, conflicting with local plan policies requiring extensions to be subservient in scale and design.

Plan policies cited: Policy D5 of the Taunton Deane Adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Plan 2016, Policy DM1 d. of the Taunton Deane Borough Council Adopted Core Strategy 2011-2028, Policy CP8 of the Taunton Deane Borough Council Adopted Core Strategy 2011-2028

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