1 Rolfe Close, New Barnet, Barnet, EN4 9QU

described on the application form as, “CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION MEASURING 2.41 METRES IN HEIGHT TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL HABITABLE ROOMS FOR THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 8.79 METRES

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: O'Doherty A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether prior approval should be granted under Class AA of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO, having particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse

What decided it

The proposed extension would appear markedly incongruous in height and scale amongst the predominantly single-storey dwellings of Rolfe Close, particularly given its prominent siting at the entrance to the cul-de-sac, thereby unacceptably harming the external appearance of the dwellinghouse.

Framework references: 135

Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy DM01, Policy D3

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