6 Findhorn Place 17/02657/FUL I write on behalf of the Grange Association and wish to object to one aspect of this application. The proposed new parking area in front of the house would mean taking over effectively half the front garden and making a new break in the wall. Our grounds for objecting to this fall into two categories: 1. The Householders' Guidance recommends standards for developments throughout Edinburgh. 6 Findhorn Place is within the Grange Conservation Area where one might expect a higher standard. However this application would breach the guidance in a number of ways: a. The parking area would be 32m2 which is 29% of the front garden area. The recommendation is for not more than the greater of 21 m2 or 25% of garden. b. The break in the wall would be 3.18m. The recommendation is no more than 3m. c. The area would be stone chips with only the first 1m of parking paved. The recommendation is 2m. 2. The Conservation Area Character Appraisal of the Grange comments on both green garden space and stone boundary walls as characteristics of the conservation area. To destroy or reduce these would be contrary to Local Developmnet Plan policy Env6.
6 Findhorn Place 17/02657/FUL I write on behalf of the Grange Association and wish to object to one aspect of this application. The proposed new parking area in front of the house would mean taking over effectively half the front garden and making a new break in the wall. Our grounds for objecting to this fall into two categories: 1. The Householders' Guidance recommends standards for developments throughout Edinburgh. 6 Findhorn Place is within the Grange Conservation Area where one might expect a higher standard. However this application would breach the guidance in a number of ways: a. The parking area would be 32m2 which is 29% of the front garden area. The recommendation is for not more than the greater of 21 m2 or 25% of garden. b. The break in the wall would be 3.18m. The recommendation is no more than 3m. c. The area would be stone chips with only the first 1m of parking paved. The recommendation is 2m. 2. The Conservation Area Character Appraisal of the Grange comments on both green garden space and stone boundary walls as characteristics of the conservation area. To destroy or reduce these would be contrary to Local Developmnet Plan policy Env6.
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