22/6064
Construction of a new dwelling house, the proposed house site is to be sub-divided from the plot of the existing bungalow with proposed works including the removal of existing septic tank drainage system serving existing bungalow, replacing with pumped individual connection to public sewer and alterations of existing gateway to provide access driveway for new dwelling together with boundary fencing, underground services and associated site works including the pumping individual connection to public sewer for proposed house.
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed dwelling represents a poor design response to a High Value Landscape, resulting in a visually overbearing development that fails to integrate with the sloping topography and negatively impacts residential and scenic amenities.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The design, scale, and associated groundworks fail to integrate with the sloping topography of the High Value Landscape, creating a visually incongruous and overbearing impact.
- The development provides a poor standard of residential amenity for future occupants and adversely affects the privacy and amenities of neighboring properties.
- The proposal constitutes piecemeal development that would set an undesirable precedent and contravene specific landscape protection policies of the County Development Plan.