Planning appeal decision
24 Cassiobury Park Avenue, Watford, WD18 7LB
Planning appeal 3320592 at 24 Cassiobury Park Avenue, Watford, WD18 7LB (Watford Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2023 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a two storey rear extension, demolition of existing garage and construction of a new store at reduced width of the existing garage, alterations to the front fenestration to include a dormer window and extension of the roof above the new store and increase in ridge height
- Authority
- Watford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McGurk N
- Postcode
- WD18 7LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the area through loss of the property's modest scale, asymmetrical design, distinctive period features, and the introduction of an overly complex and dominant roofscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- QD6.1QD6.2QD6.4HE7.1HE7.3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189
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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