A homeowner has been ordered to take down a dormer extension that has been labelled a ‘monstrosity’ and compared to an ‘executive box’ at a Premier League football stadium.
Rozia Hussian, 43, splashed thousands on the large extension on her 125-year-old terraced property in Worcester, West Midlands, which has since increased the property’s market value by more than 200 per cent.
The mid-terraced house was bought for £100,000 in 2003 when it was in a ramshackled condition with peeling paint and chipped brick work.
Over the last four years, the three-bedroom house on Wyld’s Lane, has undergone a complete transformation and according to Rightmove it is now worth up to £320,000.
A wall and intercom system was installed at the front of the house while a large dormer was built on top of the two-storey property.
But Mrs Hussain now faces having to demolish it after Worcester City Council rejected her retrospective planning application.
The council said: ‘By virtue of its size, design and position, the addition of the large box dormer to the front of the property results in detrimental impact and creates significant harm to the character and appearance of the existing property and wider street scene in which it sits.
‘The dormer at Wylds Lane is much more visually intrusive than the approved, well-designed, more subtle addition.’
Rozia Hussian, 43, splashed thousands on the large extension atop her 125-year-old terraced property in Worcester which has since increased the property’s market value by more than 200 per cent
Over the last four years, the three-bedroom house on Wyld’s Lane, has undergone a complete transformation and according to Rightmove it is now worth up to £320,000
A wall and intercom system was installed at the front of the house while a large dormer was built on top of the two-storey property
Mrs Hussain, who owns a newsagents in the city, said she didn’t ‘know anything’ about the planning application being rejected, adding: ‘I don’t think it looks too big.’
The decision has also divided her neighbours, who have split opinions on the rejection.
One said they ‘think the house looks much better now’ as it was in a ‘terrible state a few years ago’.
They added: ‘It now looks modern and clean. The dormer doesn’t really bother me but I think some people are concerned because it looks right onto their properties.’
Another resident, who lives nearby in a similar property, said: ‘A few years ago I applied to have a dormer on my house but it was refused.
Mrs Hussain, who owns a newsagents in the city, said she didn’t ‘know anything’ about the planning application being rejected, adding: ‘I don’t think it looks too big’
The decision has also divided her neighbours on Wyld’s Lane, who have split opinions on the rejection
One neighbour said they ‘think the house looks much better now’ as it was in a ‘terrible state a few years ago’
‘The reason the council gave was because it would not be in keeping with the area or sympathetic to the age and heritage of the property.
‘In my view I just think that it would be grossly unfair if this woman was allowed to have a large dormer on her property when I was not.
‘I mean the extension is very big. It looks like an executive box you get at Premier League football grounds.
‘When my friend visited he asked what the monstrosity was on one of the houses so it’s clearly noticeable to people.’
Mrs Hussain has three months to tear down the dormer or face enforcement action.
Another neighbour said the extension ‘looks like an executive box you get at Premier League football grounds’
Mrs Hussain has three months to tear down the dormer or face enforcement action
A city spokesperson said: ‘An enforcement notice was served on 17 June that comes into effect on 17 July.
‘This requires the applicant to remove the dormer and restore the roof or adapt the current dormer so that it complies with the planning permission given.
‘They have three months to carry out the works.
‘They have until 17 July to appeal against the notice.’
