®Planning appeal decision
20 Hornby Terrace, MORECAMBE, LA4 5QB
construction of wooden raised decking area to rear of property. Decking extends from french doors which are level with the rear back door. The height of the decking is 900mm above the ground and is the same height as the original top step of the rear door. The decking area covers an area 3m2 by 5m2. at its largest point -L shaped floor plan. There is a wooden ballister to the outward edge of the decking with metal cable ballisters below the wooden top ballister. Wooden steps to the ground
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and whether the development preserves or enhances the Morecambe Conservation Area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to the loss of privacy to the rear gardens of No.19 and No.21 Hornby Terrace
What decided it
The combination of the decking's height, position, materials and the installation of prominent brightly-coloured retractable screens created a discordant form of development that failed to preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area and caused unacceptable loss of privacy to neighbouring properties.
Framework references: 193, 130, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy DM29, Policy DM38
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