Cedar Lodge, Dark Lane, Ashbourne, DE6 1AT

‘extension to private residence consisting of: external insulation and cladding of existing house; removal of pitched roof and construction of flat roof to existing ancillary room; construction of two-storey flat roof link; construction of two-storey dual pitched roof extension; construction of two single-storey flat roof extensions and construction of single storey detached annexe.’

Authority: Derbyshire Dales District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Ollerenshaw M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
The effect of the proposal upon a protected tree

What decided it

The proposed development would be harmful to the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area due to the scale and siting of the extensions and annexe, and insufficient evidence was provided to demonstrate that the protected tree would not be harmed.

Plan policies cited: Policy HC10, Policy PD1, Policy PD6

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