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Dismissed18 April 20243334271

87 Grosvenor Drive, Loughton, IG10 2LA

Planning appeal 3334271 at 87 Grosvenor Drive, Loughton, IG10 2LA (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 18 April 2024 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of both the existing dwelling and the streetscene.

a proposed first-floor rear extension and loft conversion with two small rear dormers and roof light windows

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
McHugh I
Postcode
IG10 2LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of both the existing dwelling and the streetscene

What decided it

The altered roofscape would appear incongruous and at odds with the distinctive hipped roof and gabled characteristics of the property and streetscene, conflicting with Policy DM9.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM9Policy DM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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