Planning appeal decision
22 Higher Cleggswood Avenue , Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 0DJ
Planning appeal 3327006 at 22 Higher Cleggswood Avenue , Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 0DJ (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
front dormer to existing loft conversion
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- OL15 0DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed dormer would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of Higher Cleggswood Avenue through its dominant and incongruous appearance and disruption of the design symmetry of the semi-detached pair, contrary to policies DM1 and P3 of the Rochdale Core Strategy 2016 and chapter 12 of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM1P3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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