Planning appeal decision
52 Garden House Close, Barnsley, S71 2ED
Planning appeal 3340594 at 52 Garden House Close, Barnsley, S71 2ED (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 May 2024 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
a first floor extension with loft conversion and balcony; and loft conversion to existing house with front and rear dormers
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- S71 2ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The overly prominent front gable and dormer windows, both separately and together, would result in unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through poor design in this particular context.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1 of the Local Plan 2019Supplementary Planning Document: House Extensions and Other Domestic Alterations 2019
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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