A resident has won a planning battle with Glasgow City Council to build a two-storey extension on the side of a house in the Baillieston area.
The council had originally refused Mr Cairn’s bid to extend at a semi-detached property in Settle Gardens - pointing out two homes in neighbouring streets only had one storey extensions. The council claimed the addition to the house would be “incongruous” and impact the 'building line.'
But councillors sitting on the Planning Local Review Committee overturned the refusal decision this week following an appeal from the applicant.
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Councillor Cecilia O’Lone sought reassurance that a condition of approval would ensure materials used in the extension would be similar to the existing building.
She pointed out: “I have been on Google Maps. I have seen the other two extensions. Strangely enough they are in red brick, which looks slightly out of place considering the way the rest of the place is.”
Councillor Ken Andrew, SNP, said: “We want to make sure if we are minded to grant that we try and maintain the look and appearance of the streetscape.”
Labour’s Councillor O’Lone added: “As this is a two-storey building it will be more dominant than the other ones and has to be in keeping with the building that is there at the moment.”
It was confirmed a condition about materials would be included.
Setting out some of the reasons for knocking back the plan originally, a council report said because of its design and the two-storey height it would be an “incongruous addition” to the house because of the "building line breach" and also "due to the fact that the two existing extensions on this building line are single storey.”
It said the “building line breach” combined with the “extension size” could set an “undesirable precedent.”
In an appeal statement the applicant claimed the decision to refuse was based on a building line, which does not exist according to a council document.
The meeting heard a property in Scorton Gardens and another in Allerton Gardens had single storey extensions.
After leaving the online meeting to discuss privately, councillors granted the application subject to conditions. Independent councillor Martin Bartos was the only politician to disagree.
