Planning appeal decision
62 Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NW
Planning appeal 3319377 at 62 Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NW (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2023 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area.
a first floor extension and re-roofing of existing house
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- CM23 5NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area
What decided it
The public benefits of improved insulation and economic/social gains were not sufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance caused by the extension's prominence and design incongruity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HA4Policy DES4Policy HOU11Policy HA1Policy HDP2
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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