Agenda item

Full Application - Single storey rear lean-to extension at Willow Croft, Dirty Lane, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, SK17 8RG

Minutes:

Cllr Patrick Brady declared a personal interest as he was acquainted with the agent.

 

The Planning Officer introduced the report.

 

The following spoke under the Public Participation at Meetings Scheme:

 

·         Ms Kate Grafton, Applicant

 

Members agreed that there were issues with the design configuration but felt that a solution could be found that was more acceptable that would have a lesser impact on the host dwelling. The Planning Officer informed Members that alternative schemes to provide more living space had been suggested to the applicant, but they decided to proceed with the application as submitted.

 

The Officer recommendation to refuse the application was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the application be REFUSED for the following reason

 

1.    The excessive scale and glazing, poor design and dominant massing of the proposed extension would result in an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the property, its setting and the wider Conservation Area. The proposed plans would not be sympathetic or subservient to the original building or limited in size, would not respect, conserve and enhance the valued characteristics of the site or the surrounding landscape, and would harm the character and appearance of the existing building and its setting. The proposed extension and alterations appear overly domestic in character, and would result in the character of the original property and its setting being neither respected nor retained. As such, this application is contrary to the Extensions and Alterations SPD, the Design Guide and Policies GSP3, L1, LC4 and LH4 of the Peak District National Park Core Strategy.

 

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