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Notice upheld21 July 20253360295

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

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity (ground f)

What decided it

The enforcement notice requirements were not excessive as they directly addressed the breach of planning control, and the development had already been found to cause material harm to character and appearance.

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