Planning appeal decision
Cridlands Kingswood, Stogumber, Taunton, TA4 3TP
Planning appeal 3311994 at Cridlands Kingswood, Stogumber, Taunton, TA4 3TP (Somerset West and Taunton *) was allowed on 29 March 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 property and the wider area.
the construction of a two storey rear extension
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- TA4 3TP
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 extension, being set back from the existing gable with a pitched roofline and appropriate materials, would safeguard the prevailing characteristics of the property and be largely screened by topography and vegetation from public views.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy BD/3 of the West Somerset District Local Plan 2006Section 5.9 of the Somerset West and Taunton Council adopted Districtwide Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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