Planning appeal decision
4 Dymock Walk, Cheltenham, GL52 5GE
Planning appeal 3317915 at 4 Dymock Walk, Cheltenham, GL52 5GE (Cheltenham Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2023 by Inspector Page L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
provision of an additional storey by removing and raising the existing roof - to include removal of existing roof trusses, installation of new roof trusses, together with building up existing walls to new height
- Authority
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Page L
- Postcode
- GL52 5GE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial increase in height would break the coherent relationship between the semi-detached pair of dwellings when viewed from the principal elevation, resulting in an incoherent and harmful appearance within the street scene.
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