I have applied for planning permission to attach a carport to the gable end of our bungalow. The other support for the roof will be two wooden posts sitting on a wide, rebuilt flat-topped stone wall.
The parking space was created in 2004 when a bedroom extension was built by previous owners and left a nice space just suitable for parking the car, which is what I have done since we move here in 2015. Area is block paved for this purpose.
The area tapers as you drive in, the front is 3.75m wide tapering to 2.95. The gable end gives a length of 4.6m. The stone wall is our boundary wall and then a garden/planted verge edged in stone and footpath. The village is rural and only 35 houses, to describe footfall as light would be an exaggeration.
A consultee comment is ...
"Head Of Transport, Highways And Infrastructure
Comment Date: Mon 09 May 2022
The applicant is required to provide the correctly dimensioned garages/carports; carports will need to have an internal measurement of 3.3 metres x 6 metres, in line with the detail contained within the NNC Adopted Parking Standards. Where a garage is intended to serve two vehicles the internal dimensions for the width need to be increased to 5.8 metres.
o The front face of the car port shall be retained at all times clear of any door, barrier, bar, gate or other such means of enclosure."
This NNC document is dated 2016 and the Residential element appears to refer to new build developments/community parking etc.
As a bungalow wall and boundary wall are somewhat fixed it is impossible to make the site larger, a car does fit.
I get the feeling that the reply is almost an automated one and my application has not actually been read but what influence will the response have with the deciding Planning Officer ? Is it grounds for refusal as the site is too small by current regulations but was established before they came into effect ?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Brian.
The parking space was created in 2004 when a bedroom extension was built by previous owners and left a nice space just suitable for parking the car, which is what I have done since we move here in 2015. Area is block paved for this purpose.
The area tapers as you drive in, the front is 3.75m wide tapering to 2.95. The gable end gives a length of 4.6m. The stone wall is our boundary wall and then a garden/planted verge edged in stone and footpath. The village is rural and only 35 houses, to describe footfall as light would be an exaggeration.
A consultee comment is ...
"Head Of Transport, Highways And Infrastructure
Comment Date: Mon 09 May 2022
The applicant is required to provide the correctly dimensioned garages/carports; carports will need to have an internal measurement of 3.3 metres x 6 metres, in line with the detail contained within the NNC Adopted Parking Standards. Where a garage is intended to serve two vehicles the internal dimensions for the width need to be increased to 5.8 metres.
o The front face of the car port shall be retained at all times clear of any door, barrier, bar, gate or other such means of enclosure."
This NNC document is dated 2016 and the Residential element appears to refer to new build developments/community parking etc.
As a bungalow wall and boundary wall are somewhat fixed it is impossible to make the site larger, a car does fit.
I get the feeling that the reply is almost an automated one and my application has not actually been read but what influence will the response have with the deciding Planning Officer ? Is it grounds for refusal as the site is too small by current regulations but was established before they came into effect ?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Brian.