D-DAY FOR BRIGG HOME IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES

With Brigg being such a popular place to live, North Lincolnshire Council continues to receive applications seeking permission for household extensions to be added to existing properties across the town.
Planners recently REFUSED to grant approval to erect a two-storey rear extension at 8 Woodbine Avenue.
Notifying the applicant of the reasons for refusal, the local planning authority said: "The proposed two-storey extension, by virtue of its height, siting and scale, would result in loss of residential amenity to the adjoining dwelling through the effects of loss of light and overshadowing to the rear-facing habitable room window and rear garden, exacerbated by the proximity of the development to the northern boundary."
Anyone refused planning permission by a local authority may choose to lodge an appeal, in which case an inspector will be appointed to consider the circumstances.
The council APPROVED another application seeking permission to insert two loft windows to the rear of 6 Albert Street - within the Brigg Conservation Area.
A council assessment report on this application concluded: "The scale and design of the proposed roof lights are considered to be acceptable in this location. They are relatively small in size, and therefore have minimal impact on the character of the property or the conservation area. As they are high in the roof and a significant distance from any neighbouring dwelling, it is considered that there will be no adverse impact on residential amenity due to overlooking."
Meanwhile, planning permission is now being REQUESTED to erect a single-storey rear extension at 9 Kennedy Close.  The council is now considering this recently-made application.
The council has also granted an application to RETAIN a conservatory to the rear of 36 Burgess Road. An assessment report prepared by council staff decided that the conservatory "does not result in loss of residential amenity to neighbouring properties through the effects of overlooking or having an overshadowing impact."
PICTURED: A bird's eye view of the Woodbine Avenue/Central Square area of Brigg by Neil Stapleton.