Detached pool house at 28 Hollywood Lane, Wainscott, Rochester

“The application seeks permission for the construction of a single storey detached pool house to rear garden. As the property is on a corner plot where the house fronts Hollywood Lane, the rear garden faces onto Leigh Road and the proposed outbuilding will be visible from that road.”

“The rear garden amenity measures an area of approx. 505sqm. The proposed outbuilding measures an area of approx. 146sqm; occupying 28.9% of the rear garden amenity.”

“The proposed outbuilding, although large, occupies a plot that supports a generous rear garden amenity space such that accounting for the floor area of this aspect alone, the proposed outbuilding would occupy 28.9% of the rear garden amenity; retaining 71.1% of the rear garden amenity space comprising 359sqm in area of external amenity. As such, the proposed outbuilding would not appear disproportionate within its siting.”

“In consideration of the above, the proposed outbuilding is considered to appear sympathetic to the primary dwellinghouse and appropriate in mass and scale within the context of the generous rear garden amenity as well as well screened and spaced from neighbouring properties and the adjacent street accounting for the disparity in land levels and siting.”

“- loss of amenity; - loss of privacy; - loss of outlook; - loss of sunlight and overshadowing; - loss of amenity; - overlooking; - mass and scale. - overbearing and dominance of structure; - overdevelopment; - harm to trees;”

“Over development of the site, with the loss of a substantial part of the garden and loss of private amenity for the benefit of the property. · The proposed outbuilding is disproportionately large and overbearing in nature, amounting to an overdevelopment of the site. The scale of the structure when considered in conjunction with the limited size of the garden, would result in a substantial loss of outdoor amenity space for the occupants.”

“The Committee discussed the planning application noting the officer presentation and the report.”

“APPROVED subject to conditions 1 to 4 as set out in the report for the reasons stated in the report.”