Planning appeal decision
80 Vale Side Gardens, Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2EP
Planning appeal 3326240 at 80 Vale Side Gardens, Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2EP (Gedling Borough Council) was allowed on 3 October 2023 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the streetscene.
a first-floor side extension
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McHugh I
- Postcode
- NG4 2EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the streetscene
What decided it
The extension would appear as part of the existing terrace block, accord with the local built form characteristics, and not be unduly prominent in the streetscene due to its design, materials, and visual relationship with the attached terrace.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 of The Gedling Borough Aligned Core StrategyPolicy LPD43 of the Part 2 Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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