Planning appeal decision
Carnegie House , Littlehampton Road, Worthing, BN13 1NN
Planning appeal 3320148 at Carnegie House , Littlehampton Road, Worthing, BN13 1NN (Worthing Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 November 2023 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that the proposed development would have on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Single storey upward extension to form 15 apartments, not exceeding the footprint of the floor below or exceeding the floor to ceiling height of lower floor levels, with dark grey cladding and window fenestration to match existing
- Authority
- Worthing Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Reid J
- Postcode
- BN13 1NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect that the proposed development would have on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect that the proposed development would have on the living conditions of the nearby occupiers, regarding privacy, daylight and sunlight, outlook, and noise and disturbance
- the effect that the proposed development would have on highway safety in the nearby roads
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the surrounding area by introducing a bland, bulky, discordant addition that would fail to respect the distinctive architectural character of the appeal building and would be unacceptably incongruous and dominating in relation to the surrounding suburban context.
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