64 Grosvenor Street, Southwick, Sunderland , Durham, SR5 2EQ

Planning appeal 3352625 at 64 Grosvenor Street, Southwick, Sunderland , Durham, SR5 2EQ (Sunderland City Council) was allowed on 21 July 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission, the reconstruction of a pitched roof dormer to the rear (north facing) left hand side (viewed from the rear) roof plane of the dwelling, and the construction of an associated balcony projecting from the rear of the dwelling the approximate location of which is outlined in blue on the attached plan titled “EN Plan” and in the attached photographs titled “EN photographs”

Authority: Sunderland City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hartley D
Postcode: SR5 2EQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The fallback planning permission for a front dormer, combined with the proportionate scale and visual context of the street-scene, meant the appeal dormer caused no harm to character and appearance.

The conflict with the SPD was outweighed by the fallback planning permission and the absence of planning harm to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BH1 of the Council's adopted Core Strategy and Development Plan 2020
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 12

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