Planning appeal decision
45 Bawtry Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 2AR
Planning appeal 3320255 at 45 Bawtry Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 2AR (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 July 2023 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon the visual amenity of the street scene.
construction of carport to front & alterations to boundary wall (retrospective) with proposed brick/stone tinting to boundary wall
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marshall E
- Postcode
- S66 2AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposal upon the visual amenity of the street scene
What decided it
The increased height of the boundary wall at 3.4 metres creates a visually incongruous and oppressive addition that starkly contrasts with the consistent modest heights of neighbouring walls, thereby failing to respond positively to local character and causing unacceptable harm to visual amenity of the street scene.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS28Policy SP55
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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