®Planning appeal decision
18 Eastfield Avenue, WATFORD, Herefordshire, WD24 4HG
described in the application form as follows: “First-floor rear infill extension. Improve the state of the staircase and update it to the standard building regulations. Installing a bathroom on the ground floor. Improving the state of the house and the bedroom size, There is no private/ direct access to bedroom 3”
- Authority
- Watford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and its surroundings
- The effect of the proposed development on the residential amenities of neighbours (whether unacceptable harm would be caused by loss of light or loss of outlook)
What decided it
Appeal A was decided by unacceptable harm to character and appearance from the discordant flat-roofed design; Appeal B was decided by unacceptable harm to neighbours' residential amenities from oppressive walls and overshadowing.
Framework references: 12
Plan policies cited: QD6.1, QD6.2, QD6.4, CC8.5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.