Planning appeal decision
8, Celia Crescent, Ashford, TW15 3NW
Planning appeal 3318530 at 8, Celia Crescent, Ashford, TW15 3NW (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2023 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling, No. 6 as the other half of the pair, and the street scene of Celia Crescent.
the erection of a single storey side/rear extension (following demolition of the existing single storey structure and conservatory) and the erection of a single storey front extension
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- TW15 3NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling, No. 6 as the other half of the pair, and the street scene of Celia Crescent
What decided it
The cumulative bulk and proliferation of flat and crown roofs amounts to an excessive and insensitive enlargement that conflicts with the original careful design of the building and street scene, and represents an overdevelopment of the modest plot.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document 2009Design of Residential Extensions and New Residential Development Supplementary Planning Document 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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