No backing for house in garden plan (From Harwich and Manningtree Standard)

No backing for house in garden plan

3:00pm Tuesday 15th January 2013 in News By Helen Barnett

A WOMAN’s plan to build a new house in her back garden has been slammed by town leaders.

Angela Hodgkinson has asked for permission to build a two bedroom, two storey home behind her house in Ashley Road, Dovercourt.

The build would back on to neighbouring property in Main Road and with a new access made from Princes Road.

Harwich Town Council unanimously agreed to object to the plans at their latest planning meeting.

Councillor Robert Day, said: “This is on an access road, not a residential street.

“It is overcrowding the site.

“The minimum required amenity space is 75 square meters and it has 75, so they’ve really crammed it in. It is a busy area and this is an access road.”

John McPherson, who is acting as an agent for Ms Hodgkinson did not want to comment.