Woodhurst, Cattlegate Road, ENFIELD, EN2 8AU

described on the application form as ‘Prior approval for the construction of an additional storey to facilitate the enlargement of the dwellinghouse to a maximum of 12 metres in height

Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Gunn J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to paragraphs AA.2(3)(a)(i) and (ii) of the GPDO with particular regard to the external appearance of the building and the impact of the proposal on the amenity of the properties at Woodlands, Coopers Lane Road, Ridge House Farm, Cattlegate Road and Woodhurst Cottage, Cattlegate Road

What decided it

The significant distance between the proposal and neighbouring properties, combined with substantial existing landscape features and the narrow flank elevation visible from those properties, meant the additional storey would not harm external appearance or adversely affect neighbouring amenity.

Framework references: 120, 130

Plan policies cited: SP1, SP9, SADM 11

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