Planning appeal decision
16 Albion Street, Stratton, Gloucestershire, GL7 2HT
Planning appeal 3345578 at 16 Albion Street, Stratton, Gloucestershire, GL7 2HT (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2024 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area.
Erection of two storey side and rear extension (revised scheme)
- Authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
- Postcode
- GL7 2HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area
- the living conditions of occupiers of 18 Albion Street and 7 Cheltenham Road, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
What decided it
The proposed extension's awkward and incongruous design, particularly the angled walls and zinc cladding, fails to accord with the Cotswold Design Code and Policy EN2 by not appearing as a natural evolution of the building, despite the absence of harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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