OFFICERS REPORT - DELEGATED
Ref No:
051161
Case Officer:
Proposal:
Erection of a single storey extension and porch to the rear
Location:
5 Pottery Cottages, Mold Road, Ewloe, Deeside, CH5 3BG
Applicant:
Mr Graham Stanley Pugh
Date Valid: 28 August 2013
Mr A P Walker
Expiry Date: 23 October 2013
Consultation & Responses
Local Member: Councillor D I Mackie – No comments received
Hawarden Community Council: No objection
Head of Public Protection: No adverse comments
Head of Assets and Transportation:
Relevant History & Policies:
Flintshire Unitary Development Plan
GEN1 – General Requirements for Development
HSG12 – House Extensions and Alterations
D1 - Design
The proposal would not comply with the above policies.
Planning Appraisal:
This application seeks planning permission for the erection of a single storey rear
extension on a two storey, red brick, terrace dwelling within the open countryside.
The main issues to consider are the impact the proposal has on the character of the
existing dwelling; the character of the streetscene; and, the amenities of the
adjoining neighbouring property.
The dwelling is the end terrace in a row of five dwellings. The dwellings front onto
the A494 and vehicular access to the dwellings is via a shared access down the
other side of the terrace and to the rear.
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The proposed extension will extend 6.9m from the rear elevation of the dwelling and
will be positioned approximately 150mm off the boundary with the adjoining property,
no.4 Pottery Cottages.
The proposed extension will be well screened from public view by way of dense
woodland and the fact that it is positioned to the rear of the dwelling. The extension,
whilst, relatively large due to it extending 6.9m will be single storey and constructed
of materials matching the existing dwelling. It is considered that it will not have a
detrimental impact on the character of the existing dwelling. Furthermore, for the
same reasons, it is considered that it will not have a detrimental impact on the
character of the streetscene.
With regard to the impact on the amenities enjoyed by the occupants of the adjoining
property, the rear amenity space for the dwelling is modest in size. No.4 four has an
existing conservatory on the rear elevation close to the boundary with No.5. It is
considered that due to the 6.9m projection of the proposed extension from the rear
elevation of the existing dwelling and its siting within close proximity of the boundary
with no.4, the extension will have an adverse overbearing impact on the adjacent
property to the detriment of the amenities currently enjoyed by the occupants of the
dwelling.
Given the above, the application is hereby recommended for refusal.
Recommendation Code: REFUSE
By reason of its scale and siting, the proposed extension will have an unacceptable
overbearing impact on the amenities enjoyed by the occupants of the adjoining
property. As such, the proposal is contrary to policies GEN1 and HSG12 of the
adopted Flintshire Unitary Development Plan.
In considering this planning application the Council has acted in accordance with the Human Rights
Act 1998 including Article 8 of the Convention and in a manner which is necessary in a democratic
society in furtherance of the legitimate aims of the Act and the convention.
Date of Recommendation: 18/10/2013
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