Council rejects ‘harmful’ plan to turn Scarborough garage into flats

​A proposal to extend a garage and convert it into two flats in the South Cliff of Scarborough has been refused by North Yorkshire Council over concerns about its impact on the area.

​The property, located at West View, 10A Belvedere Place, is approximately a mile from the town centre and railway station.

​Officers said that approving the plans would “result in a significant first-floor extension which would alter the roof form of the original building and of which the scale, form and mass would result in overdevelopment of a modest, traditional garage”.

​This would cause “significant harm to the appearance of the original building,” they added.

​According to the proposal, the ground-floor of the garage would have become a one-bed flat with a living room, kitchen and bathroom facilities.

​The first-floor flat would have comprised a one-bed flat with bathroom and kitchen facilities as well as a small balcony and outdoor area to the rear.

​Officers objected due to the contemporary design, which they said would “visually jar with the prevailing character and appearance of the area, causing significant harm to the appearance of the host building and failing to preserve the appearance and character of the conservation area of Scarborough”.

​North Yorkshire Council rejected the application on Wednesday, February 4.

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