Planning precedent report

Retention permission is sought for a new side garden gate & minor variations to boundary wall, 9 No. of solar panels, omission of previously approved front pedestrian gate (D21B/0376) to existing detached house.

Permission is sought for construction of a single storey extension to front, side and rear of existing house, 4 no. roof lights, new entrance, alterations to elevations and internal layout, storage with opaque roof covering to the rear, demolition of orangery and all associated site development works.

1 dwelling

Residential development on a 0.2342 ha site (Langara House) to deliver 2 new independent dwellings involving: Subdivision of the site and existing house to create an independent semi-detached 2-storey 1-bed house (Langara Mews) (148 sqm) with 1no. car parking space to front on a 170 sqm plot to the west of Langara House; subdivision of the existing site and construction of a detached two-storey 5-bed house (1A Langara House) (232 sqm) with a flat roof and a standalone single-storey garden shed (18 sqm), and 2no. car parking spaces to front on a 988 sqm plot to the east of Langara House; together with a new gravel driveway serving 1A Langara House (off a shared access) running along the northern site boundary, hard and soft landscaping (with permeable paving), boundary treatments, a shared bin storage area by the existing vehicular entrance gate, and all associated site works. Subdivision of the house and site will leave Langara House as a three-storey 4-bed house (447 sqm) with 2no. car parking spaces to front, and a residual site area of 1,184 sqm.

Planning permission is sought for development for the refurbishment and extension of the existing two-storey house. Works include: (1) demolition of the rear conservatory; (2) partial demolition of the existing side buildings; (3) external wall insulation and the upgrade of windows and doors; (4) a part single, part two-storey extension to the rear; (5) An entrance canopy; (6) Minor modifications to the existing roof to provide flat roofs to the existing front and rear projections; and all associated development works, including widening of the existing vehicular entrance gate, landscaping, drainage, and all site works.

The development consists of energy upgrade works and façade works including: provision of injected cavity insulation to external walls, removal of timber cladding, rendering, and painting of external walls. Modifications to windows and doors openings, replacement with high thermal performance windows and doors. Modifications to front façade including the addition of metal clad canopy, replacement of timber balustrade with low wall. Modifications to front entrance gate, landscaping to front and rear gardens, and associated services.