®Planning appeal decision
145 Shrub End Road, COLCHESTER, CO3 4RE
change of use of 147 Shrub End Road from C3(a) to C2 residential institution with a 1.5 storey link connection to existing 145 Shrub End Road, Lychgate Care Home. Creation of a single storey garden room, reconfigured main entrance along with loft conversion and other internal alterations creating 7No. new rooms with a net gain of 6No. rooms in total
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bell-Williamson J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed extensions on the character and appearance of the host buildings and the surrounding area
- The effect of the front extension on established trees
What decided it
The extensions would create an incongruous and incoherent built form that would harmfully alter the simpler built forms of the existing buildings and be uncharacteristic of the wider area, contrary to Policies SP7 and DM15.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy DM15, Policy DM10, Policy ENV1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.