Planning appeal decision
2 Woodgate Close, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3TN
Planning appeal 3332465 at 2 Woodgate Close, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3TN (Gloucester City Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2024 by Inspector McAndrew R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and area.
a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Gloucester City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McAndrew R
- Postcode
- GL4 3TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and area
- Whether the scheme would provide satisfactory living conditions for the existing and future residents, in terms of the level of private garden space which would be retained
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the house and area through its disproportionate scale, inappropriate design, and the enclosure of side garden adjoining a public footpath, which outweighed the special medical circumstances relied upon by the appellants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD4 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031Policy A9 of the Gloucester City Plan 2011-2031Policy F5 of the Gloucester City Plan 2011-2031
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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