31 HALLAM STREET, SANDWELL, WEST BROMWICH, B71 4HF

retention of first floor rear/side extension, and loft conversion including raising of roof to the rear wing to include dormer to rear, as well as adjoining outbuilding to the ground floor

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Cleary D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the dwelling and surrounding area
the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of a neighbouring dwelling with particular regard to overbearing, loss of light and outlook

What decided it

The three-storey scale and significant rearward projection of the development, combined with its flat roof design and substantial mass adjacent to the neighbouring boundary, caused unacceptable harm to both the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

Framework references: 135

Plan policies cited: ENV3 of the Black Country Core Strategy 2011, SAD EOS9 of the Site Allocations and Delivery Development Plan Document 2012

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