®Planning appeal decision
9 Ashridge Drive, WATFORD, WD19 6TQ
Part Retrospective: construction of single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, first floor rear extensions including Juliet balcony and bay windows; construction of rear dormer including Juliet balcony and rooflights, front rooflights; alterations to external materials including provision of external render insulation, alterations to fenestration, insertion of air conditioning unit; construction of dropped kerb, vehicular crossover and driveway
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Metcalfe P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Its effect on the living conditions of neighbouring residents by reason of noise
What decided it
The development's excessive scale, mass and bulky form, when considered as a single integrated structure, are so out of proportion with the original house and terrace that they fail to respect existing character and local context, and the absence of a noise assessment for the air conditioning unit fails to demonstrate no loss of neighbouring residential amenity.
Plan policies cited: CP12 of the Core Strategy, DM1 and Appendix 2 of the Development Management Policies LDD, D9 of the Development Management Policies LDD
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.