Planning appeal decision
Hawthorn House Bilsthorpe Road, Eakring, Newark, NG22 0DG
Planning appeal 3318413 at Hawthorn House Bilsthorpe Road, Eakring, Newark, NG22 0DG (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2023 by Inspector Seddon M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the property and the Eakring Conservation Area.
part retrospective (existing garage doors) and proposed ‘cart shed’ style extension to existing garage
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Seddon M
- Postcode
- NG22 0DG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the property and the Eakring Conservation Area
What decided it
The cart-shed extension would reduce open space between buildings contrary to the conservation area's character, with only private benefits insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the heritage asset, whereas the existing garage doors caused no significant visual harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 9Core Policy 14Policy DM5Policy DM6Policy DM9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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