®Planning appeal decision
Somerset Cottage, 14 Somerset Lane, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5SW
a rear dormer to detached garage, installation of pv panels to front of garage; installation of timber driveway gate; existing front boundary wall to be repaired due to wall bulging, existing gated entrances infilled and made good. New gated entrance relocated within wall; installation of new dormers to front of dwelling, new porch canopy erected, installation of pv panels to front elevation, enlargement of rear dormer, installation of pv panels to dormer roof, proposed side extension; rear brick wall partially built up to allow for proposed side extension; and alterations to front elevation of existing outbuilding
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the scheme upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the setting of the listed terrace of Somerset Place and whether the scheme would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bath Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed dormers and side extension would create a conspicuous, top-heavy appearance on the modest bungalow that would harm the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed terrace, and the personal benefits to the appellant would not outweigh this considerable harm.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy D5, Policy HE1
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