Owls Barn, 24 Station Road West, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4NL

first floor rear extension, conversion of garage to bedroom, new parapet and roof covering to garage, new lean-to pergolas to front, side and rear, and new cladding to fenestration

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District 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 host building and the surrounding area
Highway safety
Neighbouring residential amenity with regard to overbearingness and overlooking

What decided it

The parapet wall and first-floor rear extension would result in unacceptable overbearing impact on the neighbouring property at 26 Station Road West, particularly affecting the driveway and private amenity space, combined with highway safety concerns arising from insufficient information about the new access and undisclosed boundary treatments.

Framework references: 135, 116

Plan policies cited: Policy HQ/1, Policy S/7, Policy TI/3

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