Planning appeal decision
12 Unicorn Street, Exeter, EX2 7RE
Planning appeal 3321165 at 12 Unicorn Street, Exeter, EX2 7RE (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2023 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area.
a first floor side extension over garages & provision of solar panels to new & existing roofs
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Reeves K
- Postcode
- EX2 7RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
- the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 12 Walsingham Place, with particular regard to daylight, outlook and privacy
What decided it
The proposed extension would cause material harm to both the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area, and to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh that conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP17 of the Exeter Local Development Framework Core StrategyPolicy DG1 of the Exeter Local Plan First ReviewPolicy DG4 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review
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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