Planning appeal decision
Shepherds Croft Wigley Bush Lane, South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5QN
Planning appeal 3329324 at Shepherds Croft Wigley Bush Lane, South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5QN (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2024 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted under the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
application for prior approval for enlargement of existing dwelling by the construction of an additional storey in accordance with Class AA of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hickey A
- Postcode
- CM14 5QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted under the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The external appearance of the proposed additional storey would be unacceptable as it would fail to comply with Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the GPDO by introducing a scale and massing at odds with the character of the area and by detracting from the setting of the adjacent conservation area and listed building.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 16
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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