®Planning appeal decision
1 Ethel Street, WELLS, BA5 2HP
the partial demolition of an original rear kitchen offshoot and attached outdoor store, to be replaced by a larger ground floor extension, with an additional smaller first floor en-suite bathroom above with the ground floor housing a larger kitchen/dining space, a utility room, a new family bathroom, an additional double bedroom and a new lobby area
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Greenwood L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wells Conservation Area
What decided it
The excessive bulk and prominence of the ground floor extension's low-pitched composite roof would harm the character and appearance of the Wells Conservation Area, and the public benefits of the proposal would not outweigh this heritage harm.
Framework references: 212, 215
Plan policies cited: DP1, DP3, DP7, HBE1
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