Planning appeal decision
70 Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NE
Planning appeal 3335140 at 70 Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NE (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the wider area, including that of the Bath Conservation Area.
the demolition of double garage and small rear lean to extension and replacement with two storey side extension and single storey lean to rear extension with minor amendments to driveway to realise 5 bedroom family home
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- BA1 3NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the wider area, including that of the Bath Conservation Area
What decided it
The two-storey form and massing of the extension would unbalance the positive characteristics of the symmetrical property grouping and harm the character and appearance of the conservation area, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy D2Policy D5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 207Paragraph 135Paragraph 16
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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