Planning appeal decision
45 Hawthorn Road, Rochester, ME2 2HW
Planning appeal 3319785 at 45 Hawthorn Road, Rochester, ME2 2HW (Medway Council) was allowed on 2 August 2023 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and the streetscene.
a single storey wrap around extension
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- ME2 2HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and the streetscene
- the effect of the extension on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at Nos.43 and 47
What decided it
The extension's modest visual impact from the public domain, combined with its acceptable height relative to permitted development standards and the screening effect of neighbouring garages, meant that no significant harm to character, appearance or neighbouring amenity had been demonstrated.
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