Extension plan at Ayrshire home would have 'serious ramifications' as dispute emerges

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A Monkton resident has hit out at South Ayrshire Council’s refusal of a home extension, but hopes to persuade councillors to overturn the decision.Officers say that the proposal to demolish a garage at Caroline Adams’ home in Adamton Estate to make way for the extension, would result in car parking issues which could have ‘serious ramifications’ if approved.Planners, who refused the application in November under delegated powers, also said that the extension would not be in keeping with surrounding buildings.Mrs Adams has appealed and will make her case at a meeting of the Local Review Body this week.She had sought permission to demolish the existing garage at her home in Adamton Estate to accommodate the extension.However, Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) objected, stating that the demolition of the garage would remove an off-street parking space.ARA said this would ‘result in an increased demand for on-street parking and congestion which would impede the free flow of traffic within public road limits’.This would be to the ‘overall detriment of road safety, and residential amenity at this location’.Planners had also looked at the nature of the extension itself as a reason for refusal.They reported that the site and size of the extension meant it would be ‘visually prominent and shall dominate the character and appearance of the original dwellinghouse and is not characteristic of development in the locality’.Mrs Adams addressed both issues in her appeal statement, pointing to the development of new homes adjacent to her house.She said: “New build properties are currently under construction directly adjacent to my property.