11 Shap Drive, Worcester, WR4 9NX

Planning appeal 3332096 at 11 Shap Drive, Worcester, WR4 9NX (Worcester City Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2024 by Inspector Manley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including a protected tree.

proposed first floor side extension and a one bedroom annexe and garage in rear garden

Authority: Worcester City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Manley N
Postcode: WR4 9NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including a protected tree
Whether the development has been designed as ancillary annexe accommodation
Whether the appeal scheme provides satisfactory living conditions for existing and future occupiers of the development, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to character and appearance caused by the substantial intensification of development and potential irreversible harm to the protected tree, combined with the failure to provide ancillary accommodation as designed and inadequate amenity space provision, outweighed the absence of harm to neighbouring amenity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 22

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