Clifford Cottage, Rull Farm, Whatley Road, Otterford, Chard, Somerset, TA20 3QJ

the erection of single storey extensions to the side and rear with conversion of garage into ancillary accommodation

Authority: Somerset Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Phillips B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the existing property and the landscape and scenic beauty of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape

What decided it

The proposed extension would visually compete with and dominate the existing simple linear form of the converted barn, thereby harming both the character and appearance of the property and the landscape and scenic beauty of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape, contrary to the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM1 of the Taunton Deane Core Strategy (2012), Policy D5 of the Taunton Deane Adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Plan (2016)

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