Planning appeal decision
27 Waterworks Road, Worcester, WR1 3EY
Planning appeal 3347782 at 27 Waterworks Road, Worcester, WR1 3EY (Worcester City Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2025 by Inspector Sims B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed upper extension on the character and appearance of the host dwelling at 27 Waterworks Road and any particular material circumstances weighing in favour of the proposed development.
the erection of an upper extension to create semi-independent living space for occupation by persons with disability and alterations to existing bay window – replacement with two-storey bay
- Authority
- Worcester City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sims B
- Postcode
- WR1 3EY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed upper extension on the character and appearance of the host dwelling at 27 Waterworks Road and any particular material circumstances weighing in favour of the proposed development
What decided it
The unacceptably harmful effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the terrace as a whole, which the Inspector found alone sufficient to warrant dismissal and which was not outweighed by the personal circumstances of the appellant family or minor economic benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP21
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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