House Extensions and Alterations - Wigan Council

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LDFWIGANLOCALDEVELOPMENTFRAMEWORKHouse Extensions SPDWigan CouncilFront Extensions and Alterations2.30 Front elevations are the mostimportant components in defining thecharacter and appearance of a streetscene. Any extension proposed to thefront of a dwelling, especially those thatproject forward of an established buildingline, should be designed to make apositive contribution to improving thecharacter and appearance of a streetscene.2.33 The council will take intoconsideration any significant loss ofgarden amenity space or boundarytreatment adjacent to the highway as itmay have an adverse affect on the opensetting and character of the builtenvironment. In line with parkingstandards the council will take intoconsideration any loss of space forparking as it may increase demands formore on-street parking.2.31 Front extensions that have anadverse affect on residential amenity ora detrimental affect on highway safety willnot be acceptable.2.32 Streets are often characterised bya common design based upon therepetition of an architectural style and/ora setting which establishes a distinctivebuilding rhythm. Unless a front extensionis small enough to be absorbed within thedesign of the building and the street sceneas a whole it will rarely be visuallyacceptable as it will interrupt such rhythmand have a detrimental impact on thecharacter of the street.13
WIGANLOCALDEVELOPMENTFRAMEWORKHouse Extensions SPDWigan CouncilLDFFront extensions should be small in scale and not harm the character of the street scene14
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