35 Melton Road, Doncaster, DN5 7AQ

Planning appeal 3343120 at 35 Melton Road, Doncaster, DN5 7AQ (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 1 July 2025 by Inspector Renaudon L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the render and stonework on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and of the area.

Without planning permission, the unauthorised installation of windows and doors not in accordance with planning LPA reference 20/02408/FUL: the unauthorised application of render to the front and side elevations and the application of unauthorised grey stonework to the front elevation which falls outside the provision specified in Class A.3 (a), Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended)

Authority: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Renaudon L
Postcode: DN5 7AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The impact of the render and stonework on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and of the area

What decided it

The property's separation from the main road, combined with the presence of other rendered and stonework examples in the area, means the works do not significantly harm character and appearance and are not uncharacteristic of the locality.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 41Policy 44Policy S1

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