Projects
Five New houses in the Green Belt– North Hertfordshire
Development – Erection of a flat roof rear dormer constructed in grey standing seam zinc and roof lights
Five New houses in the Green Belt– North Hertfordshire
Reference – 20/00891/FP and at Turnpike Lane
The planning application for five houses was recommended by officers for approval at planning committee and was overturned by Members. Following an Appeal under Reference APP/X1925/W/21/3269884 the planning inspectorate allowed the appeal subject to planning conditions.
Rear Dormer – Conservation area in Hackney
Reference – 2020/0994 – Hackney
Address – 5 Meynell Crescent (Conservation area)
Development – Erection of a flat roof rear dormer constructed in grey standing seam zinc and roof lights
Eleven (11) bed HMO – Warrington
Reference – 2021/39163 – Warrington
Address – 114 Wilderspool Causeway
Proposed Increase of the roof ridgeline and rear providing three additional bedrooms to Eleven bed HMO
New commercial floorspace - Welwyn Garden City
Reference – /2020/2082 – Welwyn Garden City
Development – Erection of a part single, part two storey roof extension to create additional commercial floorspace.
New three bed dwelling – Harrow
Reference – P/0903/21 – Harrow
Address – 2 Park Drive
Development – Subdivision of site and existing house to form 2 x 3 bed dwellings; single and two storey side to rear extension; single storey rear extension; external alterations; pedestrian access; bin and cycle stores.
Mixed-use residential and commercial development – St Helens
Reference P/2021/0822/FUL – St Helens
Address – 133 Boundary Road
Change of use of the premises from an existing Sui Generis social club to Class E at ground floor and a Sui Generis seven (7) bed HMO at first and loft floors, in association with external changes including fenestration, access and elevational changes
Roof extension - Trafford (Manchester)
Reference 102554/FUL/20 – Trafford
Address – 7–9 Streford Road
Erection of a roof extension to facilitate the creation of ancillary residential floorspace. Single storey rear extension to ground floor shops (9 and 7a Stretford Road).
Erection of 20 bed HMO and 2 x flats
Reference A/21/91663/FULL – Wigan
Address – 23 Powell Street
Change of use to create house of multiple occupation consisting of 2 units (20 bedrooms in total) two self contained apartments and one 5 bed flat with ancillary facilities, together with upper floor extension to create second floor.
Appeals
Reference – APP/U5360/D/9/3243235 Council – Hackney
Development – Excavation of a single-storey basement level beneath the front garden and footprint of property in association with the formation of a front lightwell and partial removal of the front boundary wall.
Conclusion – Appeal allowed, Planning inspector found the council’s perceived harm to the character of the street by inclusion of the basement was unfounded and not considered harmful.
Excavation of a basement with lightwells - Hackney
Reference – APP/U5360/D/9/3243235 Council – Hackney
Address – 14 Leweston Place
Development – Excavation of a single-storey basement level beneath the front garden and footprint of property in association with the formation of a front lightwell and partial removal of the front boundary wall.
Comment – Appeal allowed, Planning inspector found the council’s perceived harm to the character of the street by inclusion of the basement was unfounded and not considered harmful.
Excavation of a basement and rear extension - Hackney
Reference – APP/U5360/D/20/3244673 Council – Hackney
Address – 4 Spring Hill
Development – Excavation of a basement with front and rear lightwells and railings, and erection of ground and first floor rear extension.
Comment – Appeal allowed, Planning inspector found the biodiversity and quality of light and outlook to future occupiers would not be detrimentally harmed.
Three new dwellings – Hackney
Reference APP/U5360/C/20/3252513 Council – Hackney
Development – LDC, lawful use and retention and formal regularisation of the three (3) self-contained units ar the ground floor of building 42 Lampard Grove
Conclusion – Appeal B is allowed and the existing use of three (3) was found to be Lawful by the appeal inspector.
Erection of five dwelling houses – North Hertfordshire
Reference – APP/X1925/W/21/3269884 Council – North Hertfordshire
Address – Land at Turnpike Lane adjacent to No 4 Manor Close
Development – Erection of five dwelling houses in association with a new access spur from the lodge Court, on-site parking, landscaping (inclusive of new trees), formation of a pedestrian footpath and designated communal open space.
Comment – Appeal allowed, the inspector considered the benefits of the development to clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to green Belt harm. I find that the other considerations in this case clearly outweigh the harm that I have identified.
Pre-Application
Reference APP/U5360/C/20/3252513 Council – Hackney
Development – LDC, lawful use and retention and formal regularisation of the three (3) self-contained units ar the ground floor of building 42 Lampard Grove
Conclusion – Appeal B is allowed and the existing use of three (3) was found to be Lawful by the appeal inspector.
Pre-application - Council - Flintshire
Redevelopment of the site via the change of use from commercial (E class/Sui Generis) to residential, partial demolition of existing buildings on site and erection of two, two storey residential blocks with three floors of habitable space to facilitate the creation of eleven (11) units and three on-site parking spaces.
