5 Firs Drive, HOUNSLOW, TW5 9TA

Proposed single storey first floor side extension with a side facing dormer with two pitched roofs and two side facing windows and internal alterations. The vertical hanging tiles to the front elevation be reinstated

Authority: London Borough of Hounslow
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Davis J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area, including on the Cranford Village Conservation Area.

What decided it

The proposed side dormer would appear as a bulky, discordant and visually obtrusive addition that would materially harm the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the Cranford Village Conservation Area, contrary to the statutory duty to preserve or enhance conservation areas and the requirements of the NPPF and local plan policies.

Framework references: 197, 199

Plan policies cited: Policy CC4, Policy CC1, Policy CC2, Policy SC7

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