| 1. | Policy HOU18 of the Borough-Wide Local Plan (adopted by the Borough Council on 23rd February 2001) states that extensions and alterations to dwellings will be permitted where the proposal:
(i) is in keeping with the design of the existing dwelling and the character of the area;
(ii) would not significantly affect the amenities of any neighbouring dwelling; and,
(iii) would not result in over-development of the site.
The proposal is contrary to criteria of this policy in that the extension would, by virtue of its height, depth and bulk, and relationship to the dwelling on eastern side of the site, constitute an unneighbourly form of development which would have an overbearing and oppressive effect on the outlook from this property, as well as resulting in an appreciable loss of daylight and sunlight for the occupiers thereof. Moreover, given the length of the extension projecting down to the western boundary of the site severely reducing the area of private amenity space to the dwelling and resulting in an overdevelopment of the plot. Furthermore the proposal would create a precedent for further such developments out of keeping with the design of the existing property with a consequent impact on the character of the area. |
