Demolition fear for home extension

A HOUSEHOLDER faces the prospect of having to demolish a single-storey extension he had built “at his own risk” after being warned by Warrington planners that it did not conform with his approved planning application.
Objections to the extension in Pepper Street, Appleton came from the parish council and from neighbours.
Planning officers made the householder aware that the extension was not being built in accordance with approved plans but he chose to continue entirely at his own risk.
Now Warrington’s planning committee has turned down his retrospective planning application – which means he must either appeal, reach agreement to alter the structure or demolish it.
The committee was told neighbours claimed the extension was “unreasonable”, out-of-character, too high and of poor build quality. They claimed the householder had wilfully ignored his original planning approval in an attempt to circumvent the planning process.
Appleton Parish Council believed the extension was too high, bulky, overbearing and out-of-character with adjacent properties.
But planning officers, while admitting that the development had not been carried out in accordance with the submitted plans, felt it did not have an unacceptable detrimental impact on the street scene , the amenity of neighbours or highway safety. They recommended approval.
But the planning committee voted 4-2 to refuse permission.