DM2026/00280

The proposed development would result in a non-ancillary accommodation as it would include all the day to day facilities within a large outbuilding which would benefit from an independent access via the residential pathway to the north of the site. There is insufficient evidence to demonstrate the proposed annexe would retain a strong functional link with the main dwellinghouse and would therefore constitute as a separate self-contained residential unit and would be contrary to Policy 7, 9, 13 and 28 of the Sutton Local Plan 2018.

The proposed development, by reason of excessive scale, massing and footprint, would appear incongruous within the garden setting and at odds with the prevailing pattern of development. As a result, the annexe would fail to appear subordinate or relate well to the main dwelling, appearing overly dominant and being visually intrusive within the rear streetscene. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policy 28 of Sutton Local Plan 2018.