| 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, which would add some 3.9 metres in depth to the existing extension that already occupies a large area of the rear garden of the dwelling, would, it is considered, constitute an overdevelopment of the site contrary to criterion (iii) of the above policy. Furthermore, in view of its relationship to the adjacent property, 18 Marlborough Green Crescent, the proposed extension would be an unneighbourly form of development which would have an overbearing and oppressive effect on the outlook from that property, and would, potentially, result in a loss of privacy for the occupants thereof contrary to criterion (ii) of the policy. |
