Midway North Road, Dibden Purlieu, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4PF

Remove existing side extension, garage and front porch. Construct a single storey side extension, an oak frame open porch and convert the loft with a hips to gable conversion with front and rear dormers

Authority: New Forest District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal to convert the loft with a hips to gable conversion with front and rear dormers on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the area

What decided it

The hips to gable loft conversion with front and rear dormers would obliterate the integrity of the fully hipped roof, add inordinate scale and bulk, and fundamentally alter the character and appearance of this locally distinctive Victorian/Edwardian house in a way that would significantly detract from the streetscene and breach development plan policies.

Framework references: 12

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV3 of the New Forest District Local Plan July 2020, Policy D1 of the Hythe and Dibden Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2026

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