Kessley, Margaretting Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8TS

raise roof to create first and second floor, single storey rear extensions, with internal alterations and additional fenestration

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Marshall E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The impact of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and street scene as well as designated and non-designated heritage assets
Neighbouring residential amenity with regard to overbearingness and oppressiveness

What decided it

The proposal's excessive bulk, scale and massing would be visually intrusive and incompatible with the character of the area and would cause less than substantial harm to the setting of a designated heritage asset without demonstrable public benefits to justify this harm.

Framework references: 11, 135, 216

Plan policies cited: Policy SPS3, Policy DM13, Policy DM14, Policy DM23, Policy DM29

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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