®Planning appeal decision
72 Murchison Avenue, BEXLEY, DA5 3LJ
a part one-, part two-storey rear extension and alterations to roof including insertion of 2 roof lights to side roof slope
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Living conditions for the occupiers of the neighbouring property No 70 Murchison Avenue, with particular regard to whether the first-floor extension would be overbearing, oppressive, or would create an unacceptable sense of enclosure
What decided it
The combination of the extension's substantial massing and height, particularly at first-floor level, would create an unbalancing effect on the character and appearance of the area and present a dominating and oppressive wall to the neighbouring property, conflicting with the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy DP11 of the Bexley Local Plan 2023, Policy D4 of the London Plan 2021
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