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Dismissed31 May 20243334473

71 Rawson Road, Bolton, BL1 4JQ

Planning appeal 3334473 at 71 Rawson Road, Bolton, BL1 4JQ (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 May 2024 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

conversion of house to 6 bedroom HMO with two storey rear extension, existing hipped roof to be extended to form side elevation gable wall and dormer extension to rear roof

Authority
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Manchester S
Postcode
BL1 4JQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the proposal would provide an adequate standard of living conditions for future occupiers

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area through an overly large dormer and roof extensions that would be out of scale and keeping with the prevailing modest terraced properties, conflicting with CS Policy RA1 and PfE Policy JP-P1.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy RA1CS Policy CG4PfE Policy JP-P1House Extensions Supplementary Planning Document Adopted August 2012

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