®Planning appeal decision
27 and 29 Lyde Road, Yeovil, BA21 5AT
change of use from two dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to two small houses in multiple occupation (Use Class C4), including the erection of single -storey and dormer window extensions and the provision of refuse/recycling and bicycle storage to the rear of both properties
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BA21 5AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed dormer windows on the character and appearance of the host dwellings and the area
What decided it
The existence of a genuine and likely-to-be-exercised fallback position under permitted development rights, which would produce the same harm to character and appearance as the proposed development, constituted a material consideration outweighing the development plan conflict.
The harm to character and appearance from the dormer windows was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the fallback position of permitted development rights, which would produce identical harm, indicating determination otherwise than in accordance with the development plan was justified
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy EQ2 of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006-2028
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