Planning appeal decision
The Granary, Overstone Court, Overstone Road, Withybrook, Coventry, CV7 9LU
Planning appeal 3330022 at The Granary, Overstone Court, Overstone Road, Withybrook, Coventry, CV7 9LU (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 1 May 2024 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area.
a single-storey side extension
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Westbrook J
- Postcode
- CV7 9LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The extension's limited scale, matching materials, sympathetic design, and screening by topography and existing vegetation mean it would not be visually prominent or harmful to the character and appearance of the host property or surrounding area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP2Policy SDC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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