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Problems with Planning Department
Hi all,
Hoping someone can provide some advice and guidance.
We currently have a detached home with an attached garage (Please see pictures). Above the garage is a bedroom but the eaves in it make it almost uninhabitable. So we've put in planning permission to build this room to a full height (like the others) which means the roof will match the existing roofline.
Planning have come back and said we are not allowed to match the existing roof height! They want it stepped down by a meter. The reason given is:
Currently the proposed development is considered by virtue of its scale, design, appearance of bulk and impact on neighbour amenity, to create a visually intrusive and dominant form of development within the street scene.
None of the neighbours have a problem with it and are willing to sign a letter/petition to say so. Furthermore, everyone agrees that it would look better if the roofline were matched to the existing height.
Am I going crazy here? Can someone please offer up their opinion and better still, can someone please chime in with some help as to how we can fight this?
Thanks
Hi all,
Hoping someone can provide some advice and guidance.
We currently have a detached home with an attached garage (Please see pictures). Above the garage is a bedroom but the eaves in it make it almost uninhabitable. So we've put in planning permission to build this room to a full height (like the others) which means the roof will match the existing roofline.
Planning have come back and said we are not allowed to match the existing roof height! They want it stepped down by a meter. The reason given is:
Currently the proposed development is considered by virtue of its scale, design, appearance of bulk and impact on neighbour amenity, to create a visually intrusive and dominant form of development within the street scene.
None of the neighbours have a problem with it and are willing to sign a letter/petition to say so. Furthermore, everyone agrees that it would look better if the roofline were matched to the existing height.
Am I going crazy here? Can someone please offer up their opinion and better still, can someone please chime in with some help as to how we can fight this?
Thanks