10 Toddington Crescent, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9QT

creation of an annexe with works to include altering the existing flat roof of the garage to a pitched roof with dormer windows

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Davies N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and the wider area
The living conditions of the occupiers of the adjacent properties

What decided it

The proposed development would be visually harmful to the character and appearance of the host property and wider area, and would cause overbearing impact and loss of privacy to neighbouring occupiers, conflicting with development plan policies requiring well-designed development that respects character and surroundings.

Plan policies cited: Policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Core Strategy 2007, Saved Policy P4/12 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Local Plan 2010, Policy SQ1 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Managing Development and the Environmental Development Plan Document 2010

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