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Dismissed10 June 20243336468

127 Dorset Avenue, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4WF

Planning appeal 3336468 at 127 Dorset Avenue, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4WF (Oadby and Wigston Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the single storey rear extension on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the area.

change of use from class C3 dwellinghouse to class C2 residential institutions (children's care home). Garage conversion, first floor side extension over existing garage and single rear extension to provide 5 no. bedrooms

Authority
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Allen K
Postcode
LE18 4WF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the single storey rear extension on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the area
  • whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to private living space
  • whether the proposal meets an identified need

What decided it

The single storey rear extension would harmfully dominate the host dwelling and appear incongruous in the streetscene, and two bedrooms would be inadequately sized for the health and wellbeing of future child residents, together outweighing the identified need for specialist care accommodation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 6Policy 44Policy 11

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