Policy information sourced from Redington Neighbourhood Plan

SD 5 Dwellings: Extensions and Garden Development

Extensions to existing buildings, including outbuildings and swimming pools, should be designed to complement the character of the original building and context. This includes the consideration of all of the following, as appropriate:

  1. Use either matching materials and roof-form of the existing building, including use of authentic traditional materials, or using contrasting materials, forms and construction, where this would help to maintain the original composition of the building.
  2. The massing, scale and set-back of the extension should ensure that it is subordinate to the main building.
  3. Extension into garden space, including outbuildings, should involve no significant reduction in the overall area of natural soft surface and have no significant adverse impact on the amenity, biodiversity and ecological value within the site.
  4. The spacing of houses including the extension should allow for maintenance and retain the verdant, biodiverse character of the area by allowing views through the built frontages. A minimum gap of 4 metres will be appropriate between the ends of terraces and a minimum gap of 2 metres between semidetached or detached houses. Where the established character includes wider gaps, then this will be appropriate in the spacing of new development.
  5. Recessed porches should not be enclosed, including by glass, where the established character is based on open porches
  6. Balconies should not be added to existing frontages where it would harm the amenity of neighbouring properties or would be out of keeping with the established character of the property and surrounding area.
  7. Hedges (front, side and rear) and front boundary walls, which contribute to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, should be retained.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan