Planning appeal decision
8 Blossom Court, Bristol Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4BT
Planning appeal 3327080 at 8 Blossom Court, Bristol Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4BT (Gloucester City Council) was dismissed on 27 November 2023 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The likely effect of the proposed single garage at No. 8 Blossom Court on the Bristol Road street scene.
Convert existing garage into family/play room and construct a replacement detached garage with drive access
- Authority
- Gloucester City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- GL2 4BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The likely effect of the proposed single garage at No. 8 Blossom Court on the Bristol Road street scene
What decided it
The proposed detached garage would appear unduly and unacceptably prominent, incongruous, and poorly designed in the immediate Bristol Road street scene, causing material harm to the character and appearance of the area.
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