®Planning appeal decision
64 Grosvenor Street, Sunderland , SR5 2EQ
Planning appeal 3353619 at 64 Grosvenor Street, Sunderland , SR5 2EQ (Sunderland City Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the breach of planning control has occurred (ground b) and whether the enforcement notice requirements are excessive (ground f).
Multiple appeals concerning: (A) reconstruction of pitched roof dormer to rear with balcony; (B) construction of pitched roof dormer to front; (C) alterations to front dormer with canopies and balcony, second dormer, roof windbreak, safety railings, canopy to ground floor window, window shutter, front door canopy, ramp and safety lamp; (D) construction of upstand/plinth, timber fence and brick pier/mock chimney above roof ridge
- 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
- Appeal A: whether the breach of planning control has occurred (ground b) and whether the enforcement notice requirements are excessive (ground f)
- Appeal B: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Appeal C: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Appeal D: whether the enforcement notice requirements are excessive (ground f)
What decided it
In Appeals A and D, the material harm to character and appearance caused by the unauthorised works justified upholding the enforcement notices. In Appeal B, the fallback position of the approved front dormer and the proportionate scale of the constructed dormer in the context of existing dormers in the terrace justified allowing the appeal. In Appeal C, the severability of the acceptable elements (front door canopy, ramp and safety lamp) from the harmful elements (additional dormers, balconies, canopies, windbreak and shutter) justified a split decision.
Appeal C: the personal circumstances of the occupiers and the benefits of additional space and accessibility were outweighed by the material harm to the character and appearance of the area; the protection of the public interest in maintaining the character of the terrace could not be achieved by less interfering means.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BH1 of the Core Strategy and Development Plan 2020Development Management Supplementary Planning Document 2021
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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