Appeal 3299312
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
4 sections
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Section 01
Development description
a two-storey side extension.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
[name]
I consider the main issues to be the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site, immediate streetscene and wider area.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal site lies on a corner within a predominately residential area. The area is characterised by semi-detached dwellings.
The proposed two-storey side extension would be situated close to the corner within the existing side garden to the property. It would be flush at the front and rear with the existing main facades. As such it would be situated in a prominent position in the streetscene.
Guidance in the [name] and [name] (2017) emphasises that where a side extension positioned on a corner plot is proposed, particular attention should be paid to how the extension would make a positive contribution to the corner.
To the rear of the property are garages and the rear of a dwelling on a corner in [address]. I am satisfied that the proposed siting would have little adverse impact on the notional building line along this part of [address]. Nevertheless, due to the size of the proposal, particularly the design of the extension to continue the front building line, together with its visual prominence, I consider that it would create a significant lose to the openness of this corner location. This would create an unacceptably dominant and cramped form of development to the detriment of the character and appearance of the appeal site, immediate streetscene and wider area.
In reaching my conclusion, I have had regard to all matters raised. I conclude that the proposal would have an unacceptably adverse effect on the character and appearance of the appeal site, immediate streetscene and wider area. Thus, the proposal would be contrary to guidance in the SPD and Policies CSTP22, CSTP23 and PMD2 in the Thurrock Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development (as amended) 2015, where they seek to ensure extensions are of a high quality design, which contribute positively to the character of the area. I consider these policies to be broadly consistent with the National Planning Policy Framework, especially where the Framework seeks to ensure good design.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 1172No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 10 October 2022Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 4 October 2022 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3299312
- Application reference
- 22/00279/HHA
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Planning authority code
- E06000034
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- 55 m²
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 19 May 2022
- Valid date
- 19 May 2022
- Start date
- 27 May 2022
- Planning authority decision date
- 4 May 2022
- Appeal decision date
- 10 October 2022
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 21737
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:26
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21