Planning appeal decision
The Paddock, Legion Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7RA
Planning appeal 3315463 at The Paddock, Legion Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7RA (Winchester City Council) was allowed on 8 September 2023 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development in respect to Class AA(b) with specific regard to Paragraph AA.2(2)(b).
the extension of the existing house to provide an additional storey
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- SO23 7RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development in respect to Class AA(b) with specific regard to Paragraph AA.2(2)(b)
- If the proposal is found to constitute permitted development, the effect of the proposal on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse
What decided it
The proposed additional storey would comply with all Class AA(b) permitted development requirements and conditions, and its external appearance would not be out of place given the diversity of dwelling types in the wider residential area and its relationship to the adjacent Holly House.
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