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Dismissed22 August 20243342102

F H F Supermarket, 192 Ferham Road, Rotherham, S61 1DZ

Planning appeal 3342102 at F H F Supermarket, 192 Ferham Road, Rotherham, S61 1DZ (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed new external staircase on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area.

extension to existing shop at ground floor and formation of new external steel staircase

Authority
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Bromley N
Postcode
S61 1DZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed new external staircase on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
  • the effect of the proposed new external staircase on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of 108 Psalters Lane, with particular regard to privacy

What decided it

The proposed external staircase would be visually harmful to the character and appearance of the area and would unacceptably compromise the privacy of neighbouring occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP55 of the Sites and Policies Document (June 2018)Householder Design Guide, Supplementary Planning Document, Adopted June 2020

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