Planning appeal decision
44 Holly Bank Avenue, Knowsley, L14 7AB
Planning appeal 3359567 at 44 Holly Bank Avenue, Knowsley, L14 7AB (Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 April 2025 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed dormer extension on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area.
for a single storey side extension with dormer extension to side
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Barton P
- Postcode
- L14 7AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed dormer extension on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed dormer extension would dominate and give a bulky, top-heavy feel to the roof slope, resulting in the house appearing unbalanced and causing harm to the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area, contrary to development plan policies and the Council's Householder Development Supplementary Planning Document.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2Policy CS19Policy H5Policy H8
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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