Planning appeal decision
Oakfields Bungalow Newcastle Road, Balterley, Crewe, CW2 5PX
Planning appeal 3314106 at Oakfields Bungalow Newcastle Road, Balterley, Crewe, CW2 5PX (Cheshire East) was allowed on 18 April 2023 by Inspector Gunn J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted, having particular regard to paragraph AA.2(3)(a)(ii) of the GPDO and the external appearance of the dwellinghouse.
a first floor extension built off original masonry forming the footprint of the original dwelling (bungalow)
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gunn J
- Postcode
- CW2 5PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted, having particular regard to paragraph AA.2(3)(a)(ii) of the GPDO and the external appearance of the dwellinghouse
What decided it
The proposed extension, retaining existing design features and appearing in scale with neighbouring two-storey properties, would not harm the external appearance of the dwelling or its immediate surroundings.
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