Planning appeal decision
18 Cresswell Drive, Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7DY
Planning appeal 3322423 at 18 Cresswell Drive, Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7DY (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 4 September 2023 by Inspector Gee R, 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.
two storey side extension (with the first-floor element to be flush with the house)
- Authority
- Rutland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- LE15 7DY
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 extension would fail to be subservient to the original dwelling and would create a harmful terracing effect by significantly reducing the visual gap between neighbouring properties, contrary to development plan policies and supplementary planning guidance on extensions to dwellings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19 of the Rutland Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2011Policy SP15 of the Rutland Local Plan Site Allocations and Policies Development Plan Document 2014Policy COT H5 of the Cottesmore Neighbourhood Plan
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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