Permission for Peterborough home extension already built may be refused

The Northfield Road home has been extended twice before

Planning permission for a home extension already built should be refused, Peterborough City Council (PCC) officers said.

Applicant Mr M Ali asked for retrospective permission for a home in Northfield Road.

The extension was being used as a disabled bedroom and wet room and the home had been extended twice before.

Council officers said the plans leave "little garden area for future occupiers" and were "out of character".

They also said the extension goes against planning policy because it leaves less than four metres of space between the end of the extension and an existing outbuilding.

"Whilst officers are mindful of the need of the extension for the current occupants, this reduction would not leave adequate private amenity space for future occupiers of the house," they said.

"Therefore, this would adversely impact the amenity of future occupiers to a detrimental extent." 

They added, however, that the 4.4m rear extension, which had already been built, would not overshadow surrounding properties as it was a single storey.

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An application for an extension of the same size and scale was applied for last year but refused on design grounds, officers noted.

They said they asked why the bedroom and wet room couldn't be accommodated in the house but "no further details or justification was provided".

Mr Ali's application for more space for an autistic child was supported by a doctor's letter which would be shown to councillors.

PCC's planning committee will consider the application at a meeting on Tuesday, 20 February.