Planning appeal decision
43 Marconi Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1LR
Planning appeal 3335882 at 43 Marconi Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1LR (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 June 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for occupiers of the appeal property, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space.
single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- CM1 1LR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for occupiers of the appeal property, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, having particular regard to light and outlook within 41 and 45 Marconi Road
What decided it
The proposal would reduce the garden area below the minimum policy requirement and create a constrained, limited outdoor space that would not provide satisfactory living conditions for the occupiers of the appeal property.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM 23Policy DM 29Appendix B
- 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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