16 Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN

Planning appeal 3343591 at 16 Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 8 August 2024 by Inspector Somers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the rear dormer window upon the appeal property and the character and appearance of the locality.

Demolition of existing garage and construction of single storey front, side, rear extension; loft conversion including hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer window and front rooflights; replacement of window to side elevation

Authority: Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Somers J
Postcode: WD3 9SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the rear dormer window upon the appeal property and the character and appearance of the locality

What decided it

The fallback position under the General Permitted Development Order 2015, which would permit the same dormer window to be erected after the hip-to-gable extension is completed, carried significant weight as a material consideration that outweighed the conflict with the development plan.

the conflict with the development plan regarding design and character was outweighed by the fallback position under the GPDO, which would permit the same development as permitted development

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS Policy CP1CS Policy CP12DMP Policy DM1

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