PLANNING chiefs at Warrington were moved by the plight of a family whose disabled child had difficulty reaching a bedroom.
They gave the go-ahead for a two-storey extension to a modern, detached house on a prominent corner site to provide a lift-shaft to provide access to the bedroom.
Officers had recommended the scheme be rejected because the extension would appear dominant and incongruous and would not harmonise with the original property.
It would introduce an alien form of development not in keeping with the character and appearance of the house, they claimed.
The property is in Suffolk Close, Woolston, at its junction with Wiltshire Close. There were no objections from neighbours and the plan was supported by local councillor Bill Brinksman.
He said: “Due to the circumstances of the application, also in line wih policy on facilities for medical reasons, I believe these should override other matters..”
He said there was a similar extension a few doors away which he believed was more out of character and intrusive to neighbours.
Officers argued that while personal circumstances of an occupier could be material to the consideration of a planning application, they seldom outweighed more general planning consideration.
Planning policy and the impact of an extension on the street scene and surrounding area were the principal considerations by which the planning application should be assessed.
Warrington’s development management committee decided to approved the application after hearing there were no objections from neighbours.
Planners moved by plight of disabled child
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