Appeal 3324741
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Official decision document
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6 sections
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Section 01
Development description
single storey front porch.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
[name]
The development the subject of this appeal is already in place. I have therefore dealt with the appeal on the basis of its retention.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue in this case is the effect of the single storey front porch on the character and appearance of the streetscene.
Section 05
Reasons
No. [site address] (No.16) is a two-storey semi-detached dwelling located on the west side of Parkgate on a spur that meets Parkfield. The dwellings on Parkgate are arranged as semi-detached pairs, finished in red brickwork with hipped roof forms and simple fenestration details. Notwithstanding that some dwellings have been extended or altered, there is an overall cohesion to the streetscene.
No.16 has been extended over two-storeys and the porch is sited broadly centrally within the front elevation. The porch projects around 2m from the principal elevation, constructed in red brick, with white uPVC windows above, which match the materials of its host. It has, however, been designed with a gabled roof which is around 3.6m in height, the ridge sitting just below the cill of the first floor window. This roof overhangs the porch by 0.5m, supported by white fibre glass columns.
This combination of the porch itself and overhanging roof results in an addition that projects well forward of its host and is substantial in scale. I observed that most dwellings on Parkgate and the surrounding roads have a canopy over the front door, but where porches have been added they are typically simple, modest structures without architectural embellishments. Its scale and design (notably the overhanging roof and columns) means the porch is an unduly prominent feature, which appears incongruous in the streetscene and disrupts its overall cohesion.
On the main issue, I therefore, conclude that the porch would cause harm to the character and appearance of the streetscene. Consequently, it conflicts with policies 9 and 20 of the Development Plan Document - [name] and Development Management Policies (2011) which amongst other things requires high quality design that reflects the character of an area and does not have a significant, adverse impact on the visual amenity of the surrounding area.
Section 06
Conclusion
For the reasons given above, I conclude that the appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 114No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 4 October 2023Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 15 September 2023 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3324741
- Application reference
- HOU/350484/23
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Planning authority code
- E08000004
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
- Unknown
- 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
- 4 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
- 25 June 2023
- Valid date
- 25 June 2023
- Start date
- 16 August 2023
- Planning authority decision date
- 11 April 2023
- Appeal decision date
- 4 October 2023
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
- 39735
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:27
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21