The patio area by reason of its elevated position in conjunction with the obscurely glazed screens, retaining walls and ramp, which extend forward of the principal elevation of the host dwelling to the tarmac pavement adjacent to the highway, is a hard, unforgiving, overly dominant and unsympathetic form of development which overwhelms the frontage of the property and has a significant adverse visual impact upon the character and appearance of the street scene. As such the proposal fails to accord with Policy SP 1 (Sustainable Development), criterion 1 of policy GN.1 (General Development Policy) and criteria 1 and 2 of policy GN.2 (Sustainable Design) of the Local Development Plan (adopted 28 February 2013).
The patio area by reason of its elevated position hard to the common boundary with No. 11 Pointfields Crescent, the adjoining neighbouring residential property to the west, with the introduction of an obscurely glazed screen would present an overly dominant visual obstruction which would result in an unneighbourly enclosing presence to the detriment of residential amenity that the neighbouring occupiers should reasonably expect to enjoy. As such, the proposal conflicts with Policy SP 1 (Sustainable Development) and the requirements of criterion 2 of policy GN.1 (General Development Policy) of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (2013).
This decision relates to the following plans submitted with the planning application dated as received by the local planning authority on 08/09/2025: 01a - AVH1296 - A3 - Location Plan 02a - AVH1296 - A3 - Previous Site Plan 03a - AVH1296 - A3 - Previous Elevs 04b - AVH1296 - A3 - Prop Site Plan 05a - AVH1296 - A3 - Prop Elevs 6a - AVH1296 - A3 - Photo Sheet - Apr 2011 07a - AVH1296 - A3 - Photo Sheet - Sep 2021 08a - AVH1296 - A3 - Photo Sheet - Nov 2024
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