23 New Brighton, Cottingley, Bingley, BD16 1UR

demolition of an existing single storey flat roof section of building and re-build as 1.5 storeys with the first floor within the roof space. Raise the height of the existing pitched roof to create a single ridge line

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Senior H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

Although not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area by creating an incongruous and dominant addition that conflicts with the development plan.

Framework references: 142, 154, 155, 154g

Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy DS3

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