Planning appeal decision
8 Borough Road, Sheffield, S6 2AY
Planning appeal 3323039 at 8 Borough Road, Sheffield, S6 2AY (Sheffield City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 December 2023 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area.
without planning permission, the execution of operational development comprising a dormer extension to the frontage roof of the existing property
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- S6 2AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
What decided it
The front dormer extension is a bulky, dominant and incongruous addition to the front roof plane that causes unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area, conflicting with development plan policies and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS74 of the Sheffield Development Framework Core Strategy, 2009Policy BE5 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan, 1998Policy H14 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan, 1998
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 134
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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