Appeal 3374222
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
5 sections
Read the development description and the Inspector’s text from the official decision PDF in source order. Source headings are retained where available. Personal and contact details are removed by an automated privacy filter; this is source material, not Rules for You analysis.
Section 01
Development description
two storey extension to side.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal site is located in a predominantly residential area, characterised by semi-detached dwellings and bungalows. The host property is a semi-detached dwelling with a large electric substation in the adjoining plot. A small cul-de-sac separates the pair from dwellings on the other side. Both properties are largely unaltered, resulting in a uniform appearance when viewed from [address].
The proposal is for a large side extension, measuring approximately 5m in width. It would be setback from the front elevation and would have a lower ridge height than the host dwelling. Despite this, due to the large size proposed, the extension would not appear sufficiently subservient to the host dwelling. It would have an overbearing impact on both the semi-detached pair, which would be visually jarring against their current symmetrical appearance.
During my site visit, I observed that views of the side elevation of No [address] and [address]. It has a prominent position in the street scene, as the semi-detached pair are sited separately, with no immediate residential neighbours. As a result, the proposed extension would appear as an incongruous and dominant feature in the street scene due to its scale and mass.
It is proposed that the roof pitch, fenestration and materials would match the host dwelling. Whilst these are positive design features, they would not overcome the harm caused by the proposal.
The appellant has provided limited details for other side extensions in the area, which I observed during my site visit. They are not directly comparable to the proposal as they appear to be smaller in size and are sited in a continuous build line of dwellings. I have not been provided details under which these were granted permission. In any case, I am required to determine each appeal based on its own merits.
I conclude that the proposed development would be unacceptably harmful to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area. This conflicts with Policy DM29: [name] of the Lancaster District Local Plan 2020-2031 [name]: Development Management Development Plan Document (climate emergency review). This policy requires proposals to contribute positively to the character of the area.
Section 05
Conclusion
For the reasons given above the appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 5851No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 15 December 2025Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 25 November 2025 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3374222
- Application reference
- 25/00732/FUL
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000121
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
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- Not recorded
- 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
- 6 October 2025
- Valid date
- 6 October 2025
- Start date
- 16 October 2025
- Planning authority decision date
- 28 August 2025
- Appeal decision date
- 15 December 2025
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
- 81527
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:29
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21