®Planning appeal decision
18 Chapel Street, Wakefield, WF3 3RN
demolition of extension and garage and build new in similar character
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of the residents of 20a Chapel Street with regard to privacy
What decided it
The retention of the original roof form and detailing above the lower eaves of the new extension would ensure the original character remained clearly distinguishable, and the imposition of obscured glazing to the first-floor window would prevent unacceptable overlooking.
Plan policies cited: Policy P10(i) of the Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019), Policy P10(iii) of the Core Strategy, Policy GP5 of the Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006), Policy BD6 of the Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006), Policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2012, Policy HDG2 of the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2012
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.