®Planning appeal decision
Lions Farm, Langham Lane, Boxted, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5HY
new two bedroom annexe to support aging relative with supported living on ground floor with two garages to the front with access from existing drive. First floor office and games room. The roof to accommodate solar panels to supply green energy to the new annexe and the existing main dwelling
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robbie G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed annexe building upon the character and appearance of the appeal property and surrounding area, with particular regard to layout, scale and access
- The location of development
What decided it
The proposed annexe building's significant and incongruous scale, combined with its prominent siting relative to the existing bungalow and roadside, would result in an excessively dominant and intrusive scheme that fails to respect or enhance the character of the appeal property and surrounding rural context.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM13, Policy SP7, Policy DM15
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